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John Cale

John Cale

John Davies Cale, OBE is a Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Over his five-decade career, Cale has worked in various styles across rock, drone, classical, avant-garde and electronic music.

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Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2022)

This feature-length documentary explores the life of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, Hallelujah. ...

The Velvet Underground (2021)

Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era's avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive interviews with dazzling archival footage. ...

The Invisible Father (2021)

In the 1960s, beat poet and experimental filmmaker Piero Heliczer helped shape New American Cinema, and was enmeshed with iconic filmmaker Andy Warhol and The Velvet Underground at the very start of their careers. Through interviews with family and friend ...

John Cale & Guest - perform The Velvet Underground & Nico (2017)

John Cale performed The Velvet Underground & Nico in full at a concert in Paris on Sunday night, joined by guest performers including Animal Collective, Mark Lanegan, Pete Doherty and Carl Barât of The Libertines, Lou Doillon, Etienne Daho and Lemon Jelly ...

Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present (2016)

Feature documentary on the pioneering life and work of iconoclastic filmmaker/musician/composer/artist Tony Conrad. ...

Love Twice (2016)

"What do you do when the spark touches down-brief and hot?" So begins award-winning director Rob Nilsson's (Permission to Touch, MVFF 2015; A Bridge to a Border, MVFF 2014) provocative meditation on the Möbius relationship of fiction to reality, and the n ...

Danny Says (2015)

DANNY SAYS is a documentary unveiling the amazing journey of Danny Fields. Fields has played a pivotal role in music and culture with seminal acts including: the Doors, the Velvet Underground, the Stooges, MC5, Nico, the Ramones and beyond. ...

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (2013)

An epic portrait of the New York avant-garde art scene of the 60s. ...

John Cale & Band: Live at Rockpalast (2010)

Even today, JOHN CALE is renowned for having been a member of the Velvet Underground, less known to many fans are his early works with avant-garde musicians like John Cage or La Monte Young. When he was invited for the Rockpalast-Festival on October, 14th ...

New York Rock at the BBC (2008)

Celebrating the cream of the New York rock scene, including classic performances from the Ramones, New York Dolls, Television, Blondie, Lou Reed and more. 01.New York Dolls - Jet Boy (Nov 1973) 02.Patti Smith Group - Horses (May 1976) 03.Talking Heads - P ...

Salamander (2008)

Writer-director Pablo Agüero's feature debut follows Inti (Joaquin Aguila), a 6-year-old boy caught up in the madness of post-"Dirty War" Argentina. Upon her release from prison, Inti's mother, Alba (Dolores Fonzi), a former dissident, whisks him away fro ...

A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory (2007)

Esther Robinson's portrait of her uncle Danny Williams, Warhol's onetime lover, collaborator and filmmaker in his own right, offers a exploration of the Factory era, an homage to Williams's talent, a journey of family discovery and a compelling inquiry int ...

Velvet Underground's First Public Appearance (2006)

Velvet Underground's First Public Appearance (2006)

Velvet Underground's first public appearance. ...

Velvet Underground: Under Review (2006)

Velvet Underground: Under Review (2006)

Velvet Underground Under Review is a 75 minute film reviewing the music and career of one of rock musics most influential collectives; a band which esteemed music journalist Lester Bangs claims started modern music. It features rare musical performances ne ...

Punk: Attitude (2005)

A documentary on the music, performers, attitude and distinctive look that made up punk rock. ...

Still: Here/Now (2003)

Still: Here/Now (2003)

A search for the poetic soul of Wales - a feature documentary which explores poetic responses, historical & contemporary, to the issues of social & cultural survival; and celebrates this enduring 2500 year poetic experience. ...

New Scenes from America (2003)

New Scenes from America (2003)

A look at post-9/11 America by the Danish documentarian. ...

n[eon] (2002)

A man wanders around Venice, still bruised from a failed marriage, lost in an empty city, finding old books, memories, and a momentary ghost. ...

Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture (2001)

Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture (2001)

Andy Warhol, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century (who also coined the immortal catchphrase "In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes"), gets the definitive treatment. This film includes a look into his inner circle and exam ...

Beautiful Mistake (2000)

This documentary film follows a group of Welsh musicians interacting and playing in the studio. Combining shots of the city with the music of John Cale as performed by Welsh stars such as Catatonia, Big Leaves and Manic Street Preachers. ...

John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music (1998)

Follows John Cale, a Welsh musician and producer, who founded the legendary 60s and 70s NY rock band - the Velvet Underground, with Lou Reed. Cale delved into other mainstream and experimental music genres as well. ...

Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest (1997)

A young man's odyssey from a small town in Colorado to Budapest, in search of his estranged girlfriend. ...

Antártida (1995)

A rock star falls in love with a common pickpocket without any personal history. But soon she finds herself in a contraband of drugs and both try to escape it. ...

Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (1995)

I Just Wasn't Made for These Times is a documentary about the life of Brian Wilson, the musical mastermind and songwriter for the Beach Boys. The film examines the ups and downs of Wilson's life, including the early years of the Beach Boys, his years of su ...

Nico Icon (1995)

A look into the many lives of Christa Päffgen, otherwise known as Nico; from cutie German mädchen to the first of the supermodels, to glamorous diva of the Velvet Underground, to cult item, junkie and hag. Many faces for the same woman, whom, you realize ...

Dancing Barefoot (1995)

Dancing Barefoot (1995)

In this 1995 made-for television biopic, see legendary musician and filmmaker Ivan Kral as he made music history. With guitar and camera in the 70s, playing with Iggy Pop, Blondie and Patti Smith Group, he triumphed, rising from refugee to rock icon. ...

Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe (1993)

Spotlights the Velvet Underground's 1993 reunion tour of Europe, interspersing footage of the band's Paris concert and interviews with the members of the group. Concerts in Prague and Berlin included. ...

The Velvet Underground - Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII (1993)

Seminal experimental rock band The Velvet Underground, who initially disbanded in 1970, perform a set at L'Olympia in Paris, France in June 1993, during their brief reunion tour. The set features original founding members Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morr ...

Words for the Dying (1993)

An 80-minute documentary following John Cale and Brian Eno in Moscow, London, and Wales during the creation of the album "Words for the Dying. ...

John Cale: Fragments of a Rainy Season (1992)

Solo live concert recorded in Brussels, April 12, 1992. ...

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990)

Iconic American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol is the subject of this documentary, which looks at both his life and his influence on pop culture. The film provides details about Warhol's upbringing in Pittsburgh and follows his move to New York City, whe ...

Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections (1990)

This intimate portrait of Andy Warhol pulls together a unique library of material shot by New York film legend Jonas Mekas. Spanning from 1963 to 1990, the film features a cast of counterculture icons including Allen Ginsberg, George Maciunas, John Lennon, ...

Songs for Drella (1990)

Songs for Drella is a concept album by Lou Reed and John Cale, both formerly of The Velvet Underground, and is dedicated to the memory of Andy Warhol, their mentor, who had died unexpectedly in 1987. Drella was a nickname for Warhol coined by Warhol Supers ...

Wonderland USA (1989)

Alice ends up in the derelict houses of Coney Island and Times Square. She sinks into a wonderland of decadence and despair, into the no-mans-land of lost souls, charlatans, broken dreams and cheap perversions. ...

The Houseguest (1989)

A low budget spoof of a Bergmannesque summer resort love triangle that ends with a surreal twist. ...

Put More Blood Into the Music (1988)

PBS produced documentary in two parts: the first is dedicated to saxophonist and composer John Zorn; the second is about Sonic Youth at the height of their powers in 1988. ...

The South Bank Show: Velvet Underground (1986)

Season 9 episode 23 of The South Bank Show, highlighing the velvet underground ...

The Blank Generation (1976)

The cream of the New York new wave/punk crop, filmed live at CBGB when the scene was just beginning. Includes performances by Patti Smith, Blondie, Television, the Ramones, Talking Heads, the Heartbreakers, the Shirts, Wayne County, the Marbles, the Dolls, ...

Nico Live in Marseille (1975)

Nico's 48'49" complete set live at Cinema Le Rond-Point Marseille on Saturday April 12. 1975 ; opening for John Cale Digitized from the master tape for the first time since it was recorded 1. Purple Lips 2. Secret Side 3. The End 4. Janitor of Lunacy ...

The Velvet Underground at Bataclan '72 (1972)

Recorded on French TV, the concert marked the first time since the breakup of The Velvet Underground that Reed, Cale and Nico were on stage together. ...

Four Stars (1967)

Photographed entirely in color, Four Stars was projected in its complete length of nearly 25 hours (allowing for projection overlap of the 35-minute reels) only once, at the Film-Makers' Cinematheque in New York City. The imagery in the film is dense, wear ...

The Velvet Underground in Boston (1967)

This newly unearthed film, which Warhol shot during a concert at the Boston Tea Party, features a variety of filmmaking techniques. Sudden in-and-out zooms, sweeping panning shots, in-camera edits that create single frame images and bursts of light like pa ...

Exploding Plastic Inevitable (1967)

Exploding Plastic Inevitable was a series of multimedia events organised by Andy Warhol between 1966 and 1967, featuring musical performances by The Velvet Underground and Nico, screenings of Warhol's films, and dancing and performances by regulars of Warh ...

Venus in Furs (1966)

Where a nun and a nurse go to hell because of their sinful life in St. Vincent's Hospital. ...

Screen Test #3 (1966)

One of Andy Warhol's screen tests, focusing on an actor's face for 4-5 mins. ...

Moe Gets Tied Up (1966)

Or "Moe in Bondage" - The "Moe" of the title is the Velvet Underground's drummer, Maureen Tucker, whose band-mates have tied her to a chair and are now hanging around nibbling on sandwiches and pieces of fruit. ...

The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards (1966)

Documents each member of The Velvet Underground having their cards read at a big apartment party. The tarot reader is continually interrupted in her readings by the chaos created by the characters around her. ...

Satisfaction (1966)

Satisfaction (1966)

Part of the Dirt Trilogy ...

The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound (1966)

The film depicts a rehearsal of The Velvet Underground including Nico, and is essentially one long loose improvisation. ...

The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966 (1966)

The Velvet Underground's first public appearance, filmed in Super 8 at a Psychiatrist's Convention, at the Delmonico Hotel, New York, January 14, 1966. Andy Warhol was invited to speak at the annual banquet of the New York Society for Clinical Psychiatry. ...

Screen Test: John Cale (1966)

Reel 24. ...

The Velvet Underground Rehearses (1966)

A film of the Velvet Underground performing only discovered in recent years directed by Danny Williams shortly before his dissapearance. ...

Andy Warhol Screen Tests (1965)

The films were made between 1964 and 1966 at Warhol's Factory studio in New York City. Subjects were captured in stark relief by a strong key light, and filmed by Warhol with his stationary 16mm Bolex camera on silent, black and white, 100-foot rolls of fi ...

Dirt (1965)

Two nuns take a bath, then meet a sailor on the Staten Island Ferry. ...

Movies Made By John Cale (46)

Colours (2024)

Cores (Colours) is an experimental and independent animation by Clint Bones. Using Stop-Motion Animation, this film is about Palestine and their long combat with Israel. All that following a 60´s Psychedelia inspired visual. ...

Paul Sanchez Is Back! (2018)

The reappearance of notorious criminal Paul Sanchez becomes an obsession for a young police officer who will do anything to catch him. ...

Les Unwanted de Europa (2018)

In February 1939, the paths of those fleeing Francoist Spain on one side and the advancing Nazis on the other crossed along the Pyrenees. Anarchists and socialists, Jews and partisans, in an exodus with no safe destination. Among them Walter Benjamin, one ...

The Communist Revolution Was Caused By The Sun (2015)

The second installment of Anton Vidokle's trilogy on Russian cosmism, The Communist Revolution Was Caused By The Sun, looks at the poetic dimension of the solar cosmology of Soviet biophysicist Alexander Chizhevsky. Shot in Kazakhstan, where Chizhevsky was ...

This Is Cosmos (2014)

Based on the ideas of Russian philosopher, Nikolai Fedorov, Anton Vidokle's film was shot in Siberia, Crimea, and Kazakhstan. Fedorov, like others, believed that death was a mistake, "because the energy of cosmos is indestructible, because true religion is ...

Of Women and Horses (2012)

This microcosm of power and money has no time for Gracieuse, whose only assets are her talent, her fiercely stubborn character, and, most particularly, her determination to succeed. A high tension wire who's ready to stand up to Franz Mann and to face any ...

A Burning Hot Summer (2011)

Paul reflects on the summer he met Angèle and Frédéric as he watches his friend being laid to rest. ...

A Beautiful Mistake (2010)

A boy, an old man, two beautiful twin sisters get caught up in a voyeuristic scandal during the Cultural Revolution in China. This controversial film was subsequently banned and was never made public in China. ...

Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970 (2010)

Feature-length compilation program presenting 37 out of 41 original fluxfilms produced and directed in the 1960s by Fluxus artists, including George Maciunas, Nam June Paik, Yoko Ono, Robert Watts, Paul Sharits, et al. ...

American Widow (2009)

Five Hours. Six Countries. Seven Chapters. Eight Conflicts. Nine Women. ...

Rhinoceros Eyes (2004)

Rhinoceros Eyes is a fantastical coming-of-age story revolving around Chep, a young, reclusive prop-house employee who falls in love with a detail-obsessed movie production designer named Fran. Fran's need for authentic props sends Chep to great and questi ...

Process (2004)

The story of a woman who decides to kill herself. She puts herself through a series of experiences that test the limits of what is humanly bearable in an ultimate attempt to find a reason to live. ...

Otherworld (2003)

Otherworld (2003)

Whilst celebrating Lleu's 18th birthday, Lleu and two friends go for a boat ride, when they discover beneath the water the golden doorway to the Mabinogi (the Otherworld). They swim down and are transported back in time many centuries to the Mabinogi. ...

Paris (2003)

Paris follows rookie detective Jason Bartok on his disturbing journey through the shadowy underworld of Los Angeles and Las Vegas, illuminated only by a sweet but short-lived romance with a strikingly beautiful, enigmatic woman. As the tale unfolds, Jason ...

New Scenes from America (2003)

New Scenes from America (2003)

A look at post-9/11 America by the Danish documentarian. ...

Beautiful Mistake (2000)

This documentary film follows a group of Welsh musicians interacting and playing in the studio. Combining shots of the city with the music of John Cale as performed by Welsh stars such as Catatonia, Big Leaves and Manic Street Preachers. ...

The Virgin (2000)

How to have children without having sex. Two sisters, one married to a man, the other married to God. One goes through artificial insemination and the other through spiritual insemination. Who will be successful in their attempt? ...

The King's Daughters (2000)

Late 17th Century: Anne de Grandcamp and Lucie de Fontenelle, two little girls from Normandy, arrive at the Saint-Cyr school founded by Madame de Maintenon for educating the daughters of impoverished nobles ruined in wars and making them into free women. ...

The Farewell (2000)

A portrait of a single day in the late summer of 1956, toward the end of Bertolt Brecht's life, as he prepares to leave his lakeside home, surrounded by the women who form his extended family. ...

American Psycho (2000)

A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies. ...

Love Me (2000)

Laetita Masson directs this hallucinatory dream-like work about dancing on the beach, Elvis impersonators, and sailors longing to live and work in Taipei. Sandrine Kiberlain, Johnny Hallyday, and Julian Sands are just a few of the many cast members. ...

Wisconsin Death Trip (1999)

Inspired by the book of the same name, film-maker James Marsh relays a tale of tragedy, murder and mayhem that erupted behind the respectable facade of Black River Falls, Wisconsin in the 19th century. ...

The Wind of the Night (1999)

A wayward young man finds himself involved with two mysterious people of a previous generation. After an affair with the married Hélène, the young man tries to escape her obsessions on a road trip with Serge, a taciturn relic of the 60s. ...

Somewhere in the City (1998)

The film portrays life of New York City's Lower East Side inhabitants. Introvert therapist Betty is befriended with Chinese immigrant Lu Lu, leftist radical Che is also Lu Lu's friend. Italian immigrant and wife of supervisor of building where they all liv ...

Rhinoceros Hunting in Budapest (1997)

A young man's odyssey from a small town in Colorado to Budapest, in search of his estranged girlfriend. ...

Basquiat (1996)

The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity. ...

I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)

Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 1960s radical preaching hatred toward men in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce, but he continued to ignore her. So she shot him. This is Valer ...

Don't Forget You're Going to Die (1996)

Benoit has his life all planned out before him. Unfortunately, he had totally forgotten to include his military service. Inevitably called into duty, he tries everything he can to avoid it, eventually launching into a hedonistic lifestyle—out of control ...

Antártida (1995)

A rock star falls in love with a common pickpocket without any personal history. But soon she finds herself in a contraband of drugs and both try to escape it. ...

Ah Pook Is Here. (1994)

A disturbingly organic-looking figure speaks to us of life, politics and death as the symbol of the common man toils away. Written and narrated by William S. Burroughs. ...

The Birth of Love (1993)

The unhappy love lives of Paul and Marcus, two artists and friends who are neither particularly young nor successful anymore. ...

John Cale: Fragments of a Rainy Season (1992)

Solo live concert recorded in Brussels, April 12, 1992. ...

Primary Motive (1992)

In this political thriller, a gubernatorial candidate's idealistic press secretary discovers that the opposing political candidate has feathered the nest of his campaigns with terrible lies. ...

Paris Awakens (1991)

Adrien is a nineteen year old who has not seen his father, Clément, for four years. Adrien returns home and the two try to repair their relationship. Clément lives with Louise, a twenty-something woman who wants to be an actress. Adrien starts a flirtati ...

Healing Hurts (1991)

Healing Hurts (1991)

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Songs for Drella (1990)

Songs for Drella is a concept album by Lou Reed and John Cale, both formerly of The Velvet Underground, and is dedicated to the memory of Andy Warhol, their mentor, who had died unexpectedly in 1987. Drella was a nickname for Warhol coined by Warhol Supers ...

The Houseguest (1989)

A low budget spoof of a Bergmannesque summer resort love triangle that ends with a surreal twist. ...

Something Wild (1986)

A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-con husband shows up. ...

Who Am I This Time? (1982)

Harry is a shy hardware store employee. But whenever he takes a part in a local amateur theater production, he becomes the part completely--while on stage. Helene is new in town, a lonely itinerant telephone company employee. On a whim, she auditions for a ...

Nico Live in Marseille (1975)

Nico's 48'49" complete set live at Cinema Le Rond-Point Marseille on Saturday April 12. 1975 ; opening for John Cale Digitized from the master tape for the first time since it was recorded 1. Purple Lips 2. Secret Side 3. The End 4. Janitor of Lunacy ...

Caged Heat (1974)

A young woman is convicted on drug offenses and sent to a women's penitentiary run by a repressed and oppressive female warden. When the prison's sadistic doctor begins conducting illegal "therapeutic" experiments on the inmates, the ladies plot their reve ...

Heat (1972)

Former child star Joe Davis, reduced to living in a cheap Hollywood motel while struggling for acting jobs, is lusted after by nearly every woman he meets, including Jessica Todd, a tightly wound feminist who has recently come out as a lesbian. When Jessic ...

Women in Revolt (1971)

Candy is an aloof heiress caught in an unhappy relationship with her brother. Jackie is a virginal intellectual who believes women are oppressed in contemporary American society. And Holly is a nymphomaniac who has come to loathe men, despite her attractio ...

Straight and Narrow (1970)

Straight and Narrow (1970)

Straight and Narrow is a study of subjective colour and visual rhythm, although it is printed on black and white film, the hypnotic pacing of the images will cause most viewers to experience a programmed gamut of hallucinatory colour effects. Through the i ...

Police Car (1966)

Police Car (1966)

Cale makes a short film called Police Car. No sound, and it is in black & white. Part #31 in the Fluxus Film series. ...

Kiss (1963)

An hour-long paean to the art of the kiss featuring fourteen couples, from passionate participants to lethargic lovers, engaging in the intimate act. ...

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