Stop Making Sense 2024 (Blu-ray + DVD) [DE-Version, Regio 2/ B] Talking Heads
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Blu-Ray Good Movies/ Piffl / Indigo Release date: 27/Sep/2024
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#2 in Musical Movie #2087 in Movies
Style:
Musical Movie
Product No.:
2101126400
Details / Tracklist:
: DVD () 1: Psycho Killer () 2: Heaven () 3: Thank You For Sending Me An Angel () 4: Found A Job () 5: Slippery People () 6: Burning Down The House () 7: Life During Wartime () 8: Making Flippy Floppy () 9: Swamp () 10: What A Day That Was () 11: This Must Be The Place () 12: Once In A Lifetime () 13: Genius Of Love () 14: Girlfriend Is Better () 15: Take Me To The River () 16: Crosseyed And Painless () : Blu-ray () 1: Psycho Killer () 2: Heaven () 3: Thank You For Sending Me An Angel () 4: Found A Job () 4: Slippery People () 6: Burning Down The House () 7: Life During Wartime () 8: Making Flippy Floppy () 9: Swamp () 10: What A Day That Was () 11: This Must Be The Place () 12: Once In A Lifetime () 13: Genius Of Love () 14: Girlfriend Is Better () 15: Take Me To The River () 16: Crosseyed And Painless ()
Language
English (EN)
Sound format:
DOLBY DIGITAL 7.1
Picture format:
16:9
Description:
A24 Presents The 40th Anniversary Re-Release Of The Greatest Concert Movie Of All Time
With 16-page booklet
Audio Setup
DVD: 5.1 DTS / Stereo
Blu-ray: DTS-HD MA 5.1 / DTS-HD MA 2.0
Extra on DVD and Blu-ray: Trailer
DVD: The One-Red logo in a matrix indicates DVD media production technology licensed through One-Red.
"Stop Making Sense 2024 (Blu-ray + DVD)" in the Blu-ray format from Good Movies / Piffl / Indigo is a high-quality home-cinema edition of a modern presentation of one of the most influential concert films ever made. This edition combines a Blu-ray disc for maximum image and sound clarity with a DVD for broader device compatibility, allowing viewers to enjoy the film both on state-of-the-art home theaters and on older players. The 2024 release is designed for fans who value both audiovisual quality and physical media, offering a durable, collector-friendly package that preserves the film in excellent technical form.
Good Movies, Piffl and Indigo are established names in the independent and arthouse home-video sector in German-speaking territories. They are known for carefully curated catalogues, a focus on artistically significant films and documentaries, and high production standards for physical releases. Their collaborations often emphasize thoughtful author cinema, restored classics, and culturally influential works. By releasing "Stop Making Sense 2024 (Blu-ray + DVD)", they underline their commitment to bringing milestone films to a wider audience in high-quality editions.
"Stop Making Sense" is widely regarded as one of the greatest concert films in cinema history. The film captures the band Talking Heads at the height of their creative power, with a performance noted for its inventive staging, dynamic energy and meticulous musical execution. The production is celebrated for its clear, immersive sound mix and its precise, musical rhythm in the editing, which together create a concert experience that feels both intimate and expansive. Over the decades, the film has inspired countless musicians, filmmakers and fans, and the 2024 home-video edition allows a new generation to discover this landmark work in a technically refined presentation.
At the creative center of "Stop Making Sense" is director Jonathan Demme, one of the most respected American filmmakers of his generation. Demme earned international acclaim and major awards for films such as "The Silence of the Lambs", which won multiple Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director, and "Philadelphia", one of the first major Hollywood films to focus on HIV/AIDS and homophobia, which won Oscars for Best Actor (Tom Hanks) and Best Original Song (Bruce Springsteen). He was also known for character-driven works like "Something Wild" and "Rachel Getting Married". His approach to "Stop Making Sense" combined documentary observation with a strong sense of cinematic choreography, turning a stage performance into a visually and emotionally layered film experience that has become a reference point for concert movies.
The main performers in the film are Talking Heads, one of the most influential bands of the late 1970s and 1980s. Led by David Byrne, they blended post-punk, art-rock, funk and world-music influences, shaping hits and cult songs that continue to resonate. David Byrne himself went on to a distinguished solo career spanning albums, soundtracks, theater projects and multimedia performances; he received an Academy Award for Best Original Score (in collaboration) for "The Last Emperor" and later earned renewed acclaim with the filmed version of his stage show "American Utopia". Other key band members include Tina Weymouth, an innovative bassist whose work also defined the sound of the side-project Tom Tom Club; Chris Frantz, a highly regarded drummer and producer; and Jerry Harrison, a guitarist and keyboardist who later produced and collaborated with numerous other artists. Together, their stage presence and musical interplay in "Stop Making Sense" have been praised as a high point in live rock performance, and this 2024 Blu-ray + DVD edition preserves that achievement in a form suited to contemporary home viewing.