Stop Making Sense
PG

Stop Making Sense

Why stop making sense? Why a movie? Why a big suit? Where do the odd movements come from? What will the band do next?

1984 • 88 min • Documentary · Music

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382 reviews
  • 100 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
  • 83 Audience · 379 · 47%

Filamu hii ya tamasha maarufu inawaonyesha Talking Heads wakiwa kileleni, ikionyesha onyesho lenye nguvu na la ubunifu. Wanakikundi wanaungana hatua kwa hatua jukwaani, wakijenga hadi kufikia uzoefu wa muziki wenye nguvu unaojumuisha kazi zao zote, ambao ni

Violence & peril
0/10
Language
1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
0/10
Romance & sensuality
0/10
Scary moments
0/10

Heads up

  • Matumizi madogo sana ya lugha isiyo na adabu (matukio moja au mawili ya "hell" au "damn").

What it models well

  • Ubunifu na usemi wa kisanii
  • Ushirikiano na kufanya kazi pamoja
  • Nishati na shauku ya muziki

Talk about it after

  • Jinsi jukwaa na usimulizi wa hadithi kwa taswira vinavyotofautiana katika filamu ya tamasha.
  • Jinsi muziki unavyoweza kuibua hisia kali na kusimulia hadithi.
  • Vyombo tofauti vya muziki na majukumu katika bendi.

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Top billed cast

Director: Jonathan Demme • Crew: Jonathan Demme

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Reviewer notes

Recommended

went into the movie without even knowing who Talking Heads were except that they were quite popular back in their days, and i will have to say that i really enjoyed it

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

I did write an artistically brilliant rendition of my thoughts on this movie but instead I’m going to give you this: I can't seem to face up to the facts I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax I can't sleep 'cause my bed's on fire Don't touch me, I'm a real live wire Psycho Killer Qu'est-ce que c'est?…

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

I'm not sure Jonathan Demme really had too much to do here as David Byrne and "Talking Heads" present us with a belter of a creative toe-tapper. It's a film of their concert - constructed from performances over three nights in a small Hollywood theatre, and that setting lends itself excellently to their showcase.…

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Details

TMDB audience
8.3/10 (379)
Age rating
PG
Status
Released
Budget
$1,200,000
Box office
$12,471,520

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