The Blank Generation (1976)

Directed by

Ivan Král, Amos Poe

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

53 min

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary captures live performances by early punk and new wave bands in New York City's 1970s underground. Filmed in a simple DIY style, it shows musicians like Blondie, Patti Smith, and the Ramones playing on small stages.

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What happens

The Blank Generation is a 1976 American documentary film that is the earliest of the released low-budget DIY punk rock films from the No Wave scene in New York City in the mid-1970s. Inspired by Jean-Luc Godard, it was filmed by No wave cinema filmmaker Amos Poe and Patti Smith Group member Ivan Kral. The film includes footage of Blondie, Patti Smith, The Ramones, Television, Talking Heads, New York Dolls, The Heartbreakers, The Shirts, and Robert Gordon (then with Tuff Darts). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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