Moonage Daydream
Short description
Moonage Daydream is a documentary about David Bowie, built entirely from archival material. It traces his creative and musical journey, drawing on rare and previously unseen footage of performances, music videos and personal recordings. The film also touches on his work beyond music, including his involvement in cinema. Rather than offering a conventional biography, it presents an immersive portrait of an artist known for repeatedly changing his musical style and public image.
The film is directed, written and produced by Brett Morgen, whose earlier credits include The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002) and Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015). With the support of Bowie's estate, he gained access to the artist's collection and spent four years assembling the material, followed by work on the sound, animation and colour. Bowie's original recordings were remixed for the cinema screen with the involvement of Tony Visconti and sound engineer Paul Massey. Among those appearing through archive footage are Lou Reed, Tina Turner, Mick Ronson, Russell Harty and Dick Cavett.
The film was released in September 2022 and runs 135 minutes. It took about 11 million dollars worldwide. On IMDb it holds 7.6 out of 10 from roughly 16,000 votes, and on TMDB 7.4 out of 10 from around 285 votes. A critics' rating of 8.2 out of 10 from 167 reviews places it above both audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- The documentary mentions Terry Burns, Bowie’s maternal half-brother. Burns was born on November 5, 1937, ten years before Bowie, and was, in many ways, a role model for him. He was the one who introduced Bowie to the work of poet William S. Burroughs, to Buddhism, to jazz, and to the occult. Unfortunately, Burns suffered from schizophrenia, and the illness worsened while he served in the Royal Air Force. In the late 1960s, Burns ended up in a mental hospital. After his release, he stopped taking medication by the mid-1970s and was re-hospitalized. Burns and Bowie last met in 1981, and on January 16, 1985, Burns committed suicide at the age of 47 after running away from the hospital.
- This documentary features a wealth of previously unpublished personal materials by David Bowie, including photographs, home videos, and some interviews. The film's author, Brett Morgen, spoke personally with Bowie's widow, supermodel Iman, asking for permission to use these materials. Initially, she was against it, but then she thought about Morgen's previous works – the films 'Cobain: Montage of Heck' (2015, about Kurt Cobain) and 'Jane' (2017, about scientist Jane Goodall), when he used similar materials truly in memory of his subjects, not for the sake of creating banal biographical documentaries – and gave permission.
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