Stars: David Bowie, Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder

Director: D.A. Pennebaker

Summary: Featuring the tracks 'Space Oddity' and 'Changes'.

The quintessential moment in glam-rock history, ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS is David Bowie at his best. This film of the 1973 concert (released 10 years later) documents the hallucinogenic collage of kitsch, Warhol/Pop irony, and flamboyant excess that was the Bowie phenomenon: his trademark synthetic androgyny is a musical symbiosis of feminine passion and masculine dominance that define his funky, gender-bending art and, ultimately, the glam-rock genre as a whole. Early on, the film cuts to elaborate backstage costume changes between sets, highlighting a playlist that includes such classics as "Changes," "Space Oddity," "Time," and "Suffragette City." In this comprehensive document of a seminal peformer in music history, director D.A. Pennebaker captures the enigmatic singer's smoldering brilliance like a Hubble photograph of a supernova; it is essential viewing for Bowie fans and music historians alike.

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Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 0
Special Features:	Directors Commentary, Producers Commentary, Screen Saver, Calendar, Weblinks
Year:	1983
Release Date:	March 24, 2003
Runtime:	90 minutes
Certification:	Exempt.
Catalogue Number:	492 9879
Keywords:	Special, Music, Films, Picture, Edition, David, Bowie, Mars, Shows, Spiders, Motion, Stardust, Ziggy, Anniversary, Performing, Musicals, 30th, Arts
Genre:	Music/Performing Arts