Stop Making Sense

Name: Stop Making Sense
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: 1984-10-19
Duration: 88 min
Cast: David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth, Ednah Holt

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

A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album "Speaking in Tongues." The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning and cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals.

Released	19 Oct 1984
Genres	Music, Documentary
Runtime	1 hour, 28 minutes
Countries	United States of America

Liked by directors

If you remember, he comes out in the opening scene alone with a boom box and sets it down, and you see the back of the stage, and it’s just a bare stage with him and a microphone and an acoustic guitar. By the end, you have these huge numbers with a 15, 20-piece band, backup singers and fully electrical. The way Demme decided to shoot it, and how he captured it, was perfect, because he’s hinting at it. That, for me, is the great thing: When the camera is pushing the story forward, and working so well with the music.

Darren Aronofsky

Source: Red Bull Music Academy ↗