Moonage Daydream (film) Production HBO Documentary Films
Moonage DaydreamDirected byBrett MorgenWritten byBrett MorgenProduced byBrett MorgenStarringDavid BowieEdited byBrett Morgen
Production
agencies
- HBO Documentary Films
- Live Nation Productions
- BMG
- Public Road Productions
Distributed byNeon
Release dates
- 23 May 2022 (Cannes)
- sixteen September 2022 (United States)
Running time140 minutes[1]Countries
- Germany
- United States
LanguageEnglish
Moonage Daydream is a 2022 documentary film[1] about English singer-songwriter David Bowie. Written, directed, produced and edited by means of Brett Morgen, the movie makes use of formerly unreleased pictures from Bowie’s private files,[2] which include live concert footage.[three] It is the primary movie to be officially authorized by Bowie’s property,[four] and takes its name from the 1971 Bowie music of the equal call.[five]
Moonage Daydream had its world optimal on the 2022 Cannes Film Festival,[2][5] wherein it obtained effective reviews. It is distributed by using Neon, and is scheduled to be launched theatrically and in IMAX in the United States on 16 September 2022.[4][5]Synopsis[edit]
The film’s professional synopsis reads:
Moonage Daydream illuminates the life and genius of David Bowie, one of the maximum prolific and influential artists of our time. Told through chic, kaleidoscopic, in no way-earlier than-seen footage, performances and music, Brett Morgen’s (The Kid Stays inside the Picture, Cobain: Montage of Heck, Jane) feature-length experiential cinematic odyssey explores David Bowie’s innovative, musical and religious journey. The film is guided through David Bowie’s own narration and is the primary officially sanctioned film on the artist.[6]
Production[edit]
In 2021, Variety stated that Brett Morgen had been developing a film primarily based on David Bowie, “for which an reputable identify has not been disclosed, for the last four years.”[3] It is the first movie to be officially sanctioned by way of Bowie’s property.[3][4] Working in cooperation with the estate, Morgen turned into granted get entry to to an archive of five million one-of-a-kind items, inclusive of paintings, drawings, recordings, photos, films, and journals.[1][7] Tony Visconti, who spent years as Bowie’s manufacturer, serves as the movie’s tune manufacturer.[3][5]Marketing[edit]
An legit teaser trailer for the film become uploaded to YouTube on 23 May 2022.[2] A complete trailer turned into launched on 27 July.[8]Release[edit]
Moonage Daydream had its international foremost at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on 23 May 2022.[2][5] It is set to be launched in IMAX and theatres in the United States on 16 September 2022.[five] It is likewise expected to be released for streaming on HBO Max in spring 2023.[2][five]Reception[edit]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 93% based on 27 evaluations, with an average score of 8.5/10.[9] The website’s critics’ consensus reads: “An audiovisual deal with for Bowie lovers, Moonage Daydream takes an appropriately unique technique to one in all current tune’s most mercurial artists.”[nine] On Metacritic, which makes use of a weighted common, the movie has a rating of eighty five out of a hundred primarily based on 14 critic evaluations, indicating “universal acclaim”.[10]
Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote that “We’ve seen trippy documentaries before, however Morgen seems to have created this film to be rock ‘n’ roll. […] Watching Moonage Daydream, there are vital facts you won’t hear, and many touchstones that get ignored (within the entire movie, you may never even see an album cover). But you get closer than you anticipate to the cold sexy enigma of who David Bowie clearly changed into.”[1] Corey Seymour of Vogue counseled the film’s modifying and soundtrack, and called the movie “remarkable, bombastic, groundbreaking, electrifying, and many of the best movies about any artist or musician I’ve ever seen. […] Morgen has [assembled] a mesmerizing college of sound and vision on the way to entrance and improve any Bowie fan and, possibly, make new lovers of each person fortunate sufficient to have this be their first real stumble upon together with his world.”[7]
Peter Bradshaw, in his assessment of the movie for The Guardian, gave it a rating of five out of five stars.[eleven] He referred to as the movie “a glorious celebratory montage”, and wrote favourably of how the movie “shows that his enthusiasts, specially the ecstatic younger human beings at the Hammersmith Odeon and Earl’s Court indicates, have been no longer one-of-a-kind from Bowie: they became Bowie. Overwhelmed, transfigured, their faces gave the look of his face.”[eleven]Robert Daniels, writing for RogerEbert.com, praised the movie’s enhancing, and known as it “a bombastic, overstimulating, poignant, existence-affirming, and chance-taking summation of the artist’s ethos and maturation as a person. In brief, Moonage Daydream is the film Bowie would’ve proudly made.”[12] Fionnuala Halligan of Screen Daily called the movie “a pristine sensory voyage, with marvelous sound”, and lauded its presentation as “professional and satisfyingly unconventional”.[thirteen]
