Patti Smith
Birthday: 1946-12-30
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography: Patricia Lee Smith is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and poet who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses. Called the "punk poet laureate," Smith fused rock and poetry in her work.
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The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
On October 29th and 30th, 2009, rock 'n' roll royalty held court at Madison Square Garden for what h...
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Patti Smith: Dream of Life
An intimate portrait of poet, painter, musician and singer Patti Smith that mirrors the essence of t...
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WBCN and the American Revolution
The amazing untold story of the radical underground radio station WBCN-FM set against the profound s...
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Filmed at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induc...
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Patti Smith: Electric Poet
At the age of 20, Patti Smith arrives in New York and upsets the codes of rock, poetry, and genre. S...
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Kiss My Grits: The Herstory of Women in Punk and Hard Rock
Part of "The Women in Music" series...
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William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
A riveting and emotional journey into the world of writer William S. Burroughs, a man considered as ...
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Ron Delsener Presents
Now well into his eighties, Delsener shows little sign of slowing down. At one point, the camera fol...
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Film Socialisme
A symphony in three movements. Things such as a Mediterranean cruise, numerous conversations, in num...
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West Side Stories
Two impressions of New York - a city of dreams or nightmares. The Outsider: Jonathan Miller 'If yo...
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Patti Smith - Live at Montreux 2005
Patti Smith was one of the key artists in the breakthrough of New York City punk rock with her 1975 ...
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NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
New York City, 1977 - It was a time when the city had fallen into decay, with too few jobs, money, p...
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One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur
"One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur" examines Jack Kerouac's escape from post "On The Road...
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Patti Smith Live in Stockholm 1976
Concert film and interview from Patti Smith Group's 1976 visit to Stockholm shot for Swedish televis...
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Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
A concert inspired by the Coen Brothers' film, 'Inside Llewyn Davis,' which is set in the 1960s Gree...
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Benjamin Smoke
Benjamin Smoke is the highly acclaimed documentary by directors Jem Cohen and Peter Sillen on legend...
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Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute
A MusiCares Tribute to Bruce Springsteen is a concert video set to be released on DVD, Blu-ray and D...
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Robert Having His Nipple Pierced
Robert Mapplethorpe gets his nipple pierced while his boyfriend lends his support in person. Patti S...
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Sleepless Nights Stories
Unable to sleep, Jonas Mekas drifts through New York nights, moving between apartments, studios, gal...
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Chelsea Hotel
A pilot for a documentary film capturing life at the Chelsea Hotel in the early 1970s. The film was ...
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Three Stones for Jean Genet
In April of 2013, American singer Patti Smith travels to the grave of French writer Jean Genet in La...
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Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
With exclusive behind-the-scenes access into Herzog’s everyday life, rare archive material and in-de...
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Turn in the Wound
Abel Ferrara explores human conflict and the search for peace and balance through the music and word...
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One-Hit Wonders at the BBC: Volume Two
This is a look into the darkest corners of the BBC’s music archives for a reminder of songs by the l...
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R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
In View: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988–2003 is a DVD featuring videos by the rock band R.E.M. during 1988–...
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Brian Wilson: On Tour
Legendary former Beach Boy, Brian Wilson toured America and Japan with a 10 piece band. Here he is c...
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West of Memphis
The documentary tells the hitherto unknown story behind an extraordinary and desperate fight to brin...
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Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Arista's greatest recording artists of the last 25 years gather for this May 15th concert in honor o...
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Song to Song
In this modern love story set against the Austin, Texas music scene, two entangled couples — struggl...
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Burroughs: The Movie
An exploration of Burroughs’ life story, as told by Burroughs himself along with many of his contemp...
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The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town
The ninety-minute film combines never-before-seen footage of Springsteen and the E Street Band shot ...
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365 Day Project
This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calenda...
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What the Punk - An MVD Sampler
Music Video Distributors has been releasing the best in punk rock music videos for years. In compili...
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Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures
Nude men in rubber suits, close-ups of erections, objects shoved in the most intimate of places—thes...
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The Blank Generation
The cream of the New York new wave/punk crop, filmed live at CBGB when the scene was just beginning....
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Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit
This is a video record of the Buddhist Wake ceremony at Allen Ginsberg's apartment. You see Allen, n...
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All Tomorrow's Parties
Covers the history of the long running All Tomorrow's Parties music festival, utilizing footage gene...
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The Rugrats Movie
Based on the popular Nickelodeon TV series Rugrats, this is the first full-length feature animated m...
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No. 18: Mahagonny
Harry Smith’s final film; an epic four-screen projection. Smith worked on this cinematic transformat...
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The Book of Conrad
About the poet C.A.Conrad, an eccentric Elvis worshiping poet and tarot card reader, who confronts h...
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The Best of Sessions at West 54th: Vol. 1
Collecting highlights from the debut season of the acclaimed PBS series "Sessions at West 54th," thi...
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You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson
Documentary about rock pioneer Roky Erickson, detailing his rise as a psychedelic hero, his lengthy ...
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Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band
"Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band" is a concert-documentary film directed by Steven Sebring, release...
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Patti Smith Group: Rockpalast 1979
The Patti Smith Group's Rockpalast performance in 1979 was a live concert broadcast as part of the G...
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Long for the City (Patti Smith in New York)
A short portrait of Patti Smith in the city where she lives. Patti recites the very first poem-song ...
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Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
The life and successes of iconic music executive Clive Davis, from his miraculous start at Columbia ...
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Still Moving/Patti Smith
Short film by photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. A portrait of Patti Smith....
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The 8th Floor
On the 8th floor of the Fondation Cartier in Paris, Raymond Depardon's film features a minute of sil...
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25 Years of Punk
Lou Reed narrates this Television special that takes a look back at the beginnings of the punk rock ...
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Night Lunch
This is Poe and Král's first effort, shot on small-gauge stock, before their more well-known endeavo...
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Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You
Retrospective look at the life and music of Jeff Buckley through the eyes of family, friends, and fa...
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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
A documentary about how a dominant cultural and demographic institution both sustains their traditio...
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Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, this film captures the troubled spirit of Ame...
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Girls in Bands at the BBC
Compilation celebrating some guitar band performances at the BBC that feature some of the best femal...
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Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
An East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless shelter who threatened to shut ...
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John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music
Follows John Cale, a Welsh musician and producer, who founded the legendary 60s and 70s NY rock band...
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Rock My Religion
Rock My Religion is a provocative thesis on the relation between religion and rock music in contempo...
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I Am La Scala
The 200-year-old story of Milan’s illustrious opera house, La Scala, home to the great tenor Placido...
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Dancing Barefoot
In this 1995 made-for television biopic, see legendary musician and filmmaker Ivan Kral as he made m...
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Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
An account of the professional and personal life of renowned American photographer Annie Leibovitz, ...
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Now
A documentary that shows how young activists from around the globe such as Felix Finkbeiner (Plant f...
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Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal
Born in 1941, Eric Burdon was – along with his band The Animals – one of the most important standard...
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Wim Wenders, Desperado
"Wings Of Desire" and "Buena Vista Social Club", "Paris, Texas" and "The State Of Things": Wim Wende...
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New York Rock at the BBC
Celebrating the cream of the New York rock scene, including classic performances from the Ramones, N...
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The Big Empty
Struggling actor John Person agrees to drive a blue suitcase from Los Angeles to the small town of B...
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The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave
This 2-DVD set captures explosive live performances and revealing interviews on DVD for the first ti...
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Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
Crump directed the feature-length documentary film Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff + ...
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Women in Rock
All the legendary women of rock 'n' roll are brought together in this stunning collage of artists an...
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Film catastrophe
In 2010, Godard's Film Socialisme explores the sinking of political ideals in Europe. In 2012, the C...
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Patti Smith at Anthology Film Archives Febr. 19, 1998
Patti Smith improvises an unfinished song, called "God Running". Part of the cycle of The First 40....
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New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film
Documentary of the band R.E.M. writing and recording their 1996 album "New Adventures in Hi-Fi....
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos ...
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The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin
An homage to Walter Benjamin and other time-traveling artists and expatriates that have inspired me,...
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U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris
Innocence + Experience: Live in Paris (stylised as iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE: Live in Paris) is a 2016 ...
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