David Bowie: Five Years (2013)

7.5/10 • 90 min • Documentary Music TV Movie

Overview

Featuring a wealth of previously unseen archive, this film looks at how Bowie continually evolved: from Ziggy Stardust to the Soul Star of Young Americans, to the ‘Thin White Duke’. It explores his regeneration in Berlin with the critically acclaimed album Heroes, his triumph with Scary Monsters and his global success with Let’s Dance. With interviews with all his closest collaborators, David Bowie - Five Years presents a unique account of why Bowie has become an ‘icon of our times’.

Cast

David Bowie

Self (archive footage)

Tony Visconti

Nile Rodgers

Brian Eno

Robert Fripp

Andy Warhol

Self (archive footage)

Dick Cavett

Self (archive footage)

Nicolas Roeg

Candy Clark

Earl Slick

Tilda Swinton

Self (archive footage)

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