"Richy Guitar" is a German movie from the 1980s and it will soon have its 30th anniversary. The cast in here includes Farin Urlaub and Bela B., two long-time members from the German punk rock band "Die Ärzte". You need to keep in mind that these two and several others in this film are trained musicians and you should not be surprised that this film is not a revelation in terms of actors' range or acting in general. However, the music scenes are pretty nice and that includes the Nena cameo. The only actress in here I was familiar with is Ingrid van Bergen, still alive today way into her 80s.
The writer and director is Michael Laux and I have to say I am not familiar with him at all. Then again, these 90 minutes here are almost his only work in filmmaking. As a consequence, this is also not a particularly memorable film in terms of the script. It's not really interesting most of the time and the character elaborations could have been a lot better. However, there is one thing that this film has: style. I am not surprised punks today still watch this and consider it a bit of a classic in terms of their movement and approach to life. It feels very authentic most of the time and if that is what Laux was primarily trying to achieve, then I recommend the watch. If you have a bit of interest into the scene, then it's worth checking out. I hoped the city of Berlin (my home place) could have played a bigger role other than just being the setting, but unfortunately not. Still it was a decent watch with occasionally great music. Thumbs up.
The writer and director is Michael Laux and I have to say I am not familiar with him at all. Then again, these 90 minutes here are almost his only work in filmmaking. As a consequence, this is also not a particularly memorable film in terms of the script. It's not really interesting most of the time and the character elaborations could have been a lot better. However, there is one thing that this film has: style. I am not surprised punks today still watch this and consider it a bit of a classic in terms of their movement and approach to life. It feels very authentic most of the time and if that is what Laux was primarily trying to achieve, then I recommend the watch. If you have a bit of interest into the scene, then it's worth checking out. I hoped the city of Berlin (my home place) could have played a bigger role other than just being the setting, but unfortunately not. Still it was a decent watch with occasionally great music. Thumbs up.
