Blank City

Celine Danhier
2011-04-06

New Cinema. New Wave. New York.
7.231
94 min

In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire circumstances that inspired artists like Jim Jarmusch, Lizzy Borden, and Amos Poe to produce some of their best works. Taking their cues from punk rock and new wave music, these young maverick filmmakers confronted viewers with a stark reality that stood in powerful contrast to the escapist product being churned out by Hollywood.

Cast

Name Character Team
Amos Poe Self Unowned
Ann Magnuson Self Unowned
Becky Johnston Self Unowned
Bette Gordon Self Unowned
Beth B Self Unowned
Casandra Stark Self Unowned
Charlie Ahearn Self Unowned
Daze Self Unowned
Debbie Harry Self Unowned
Eric Mitchell Self Unowned
Fab 5 Freddy Self Unowned
Glenn O'Brien Self Unowned
James Chance Self Unowned
Jamie Nares Self Unowned
Jim Jarmusch Self Unowned
J.G. Thirlwell Self Unowned
John Lurie Self Unowned
John Waters Self Unowned
Kembra Pfahler Self Unowned
Lizzie Borden Self Unowned
Lung Leg Self Unowned
Lydia Lunch Self Unowned
Manuel DeLanda Self Unowned
Maripol Self Unowned
Michael McClard Self Unowned
Michael Oblowitz Self Unowned
Nick Zedd Self Unowned
Pat Place Self Unowned
Patti Astor Self Unowned
Richard Kern Self Unowned
Sara Driver Self Unowned
Scott B Self Unowned
Steve Buscemi Self Zac E. Chan
Susan Seidelman Self Unowned
Tessa Hughes-Freeland Self Unowned
Thurston Moore Self Unowned
Tommy Turner Self Unowned
Vivienne Dick Self Unowned
Holly Adams Nymph Unowned
Vincent Gallo Self (archive footage) Unowned
David Rutsala Self Unowned
Jack Sargeant Self Unowned