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Lydia Lunch

Lydia Lunch

Lydia Lunch is an American singer, poet, writer, actress and self-empowerment speaker, whose career was spawned by the New York no wave scene. Her work typically features provocative and confrontational noise music delivery, and has maintained an anti-commercial ethic, operating independently of major labels and distributors.

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Movies Starring Lydia Lunch (64)

My Lover The Killer (2020)

My Lover the Killer is the former title of the album by Lydia Lunch & Marc Hurtado released in 2016. The music, first languorous then abrasive, accompanies the verbal flow of the transgressive poetess who comes back to an intimate and violently tragic epis ...

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Spit and Ashes (2019)

Spit and Ashes is a reimagining of the historical violence waged against women by patriarchal forces in the name of religion, medicine and family. The High Priestess embodies the wild, sexual and grotesque - the un-tamable hunger of female desire and the u ...

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Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over (2019)

The first career-spanning documentary retrospective of Lydia Lunch's confrontational, acerbic and always electric artistry. As New York City's preeminent No Wave icon from the late 70's, Lunch has forged a lifetime of music and spoken word performance devo ...

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L7: Pretend We're Dead (2017)

A real time journey witnessing the rise, fall, and ultimate redemption of the fierce feminist pioneers of American grunge punk: L7. ...

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The Circular Ruins (2014)

Six days of shooting through the desert deathscape, Mojave motels with bug blankets and bone white rocks, future retro Reno motels with pink light bulbs where we shot in kimonos and 7 inch heels until the sun came up, exploring death valley dunes while bei ...

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Kill Us All (2014)

Poetic seductress Lydia Lunch describes the destructive nature of a broken human before partaking in physical abuse of grown men with her younger counterpart. ...

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Wild Thing (2012)

A documentary about The Troggs (performers of Wild Thing) and other Rock bands. ...

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Bye Bye Blondie (2012)

A love story of two women who meet up in their late forties and attempt to retrieve the romance they had in their youth. ...

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Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard (2011)

From myth to legend Rowland Howard appeared on the early Melbourne punk scene like a phantom out of Kafkaesque Prague or Bram Stoker's Dracula. A beautifully gaunt and gothic aristocrat, the unique distinctive fury of his guitar style shot him directly int ...

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Blank City (2011)

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 ...

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Fake Orgasm (2010)

Lazlo Pearlman is a conceptual artist, an activist capable of dinamiting our prejudices about sex and identity. What it seems to be a reflexion about lies in our sexual lives suddenly turns out to be a sharp discourse about gender theory and the continuous ...

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Flood Stains (2010)

Renowned artist Lydia Lunch joins architect Juan Azulay in an experimental performance broadcast live from the SCI-Arc Gallery. ...

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Godkiller: Walk Among Us (2010)

Even in a postapocalyptic future in which Earth has been colonized by aliens, humans need hearts to live, so when an orphan boy's sister needs a new one, he'll go to just about any length to get it in this "illustrated film" from Matt Pizzolo. ...

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Mutantes: Punk Porn Feminism (2009)

Mutantes sheds light on a feminism that was little talked about in France. This documentary comprises of a series of interviews conducted in the USA, Paris and Barcelona, and documents from the archives about the political action of sex workers, queer acti ...

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No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York (2009)

the connections and energy flow between the various artists populating the 1980s sub-cultures of New York and Berlin. Features Jim Jarmusch, Lydia Lunch, Blixa Bargeld, Alex Hacke, Gudrun Gut, Nick Cave, and others. An important film. Bravo, Mr. Dreher. ...

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NYC Foetus (2009)

A documentary about composer/producer/performer JG Thirlwell and his musical alter-egos, including Foetus, Steroid Maximus and Manorexia. Featuring interviews with Thirlwell, Matt Johnson (The The), Alex Hacke (Neubauten), Michael Gira (Swans), Richard Ker ...

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For the End of Time (2009)

For the End of Time is a film about the mind… a film about the body and our inability to merge these two entities which are shaping a form of civilization known under the term "human". A human is not a being unto itself. A human is a construct… a civil ...

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Death of the Reel (2008)

Guy Maddin flies to Kansas City, Missouri, in a vain attempt to save cinema as it continues to die from contempt and neglect. ...

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Lydia Lunch: Video Hysterie: 1978 - 2006 (2008)

This fascinating and retrospective look at the music of the outspoken and multitalented Lydia Lunch represents every stage of her varied career, with featured songs such as "I Woke Up Screaming" from her Teenage Jesus and the Jerks days. Other songs spanni ...

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Llik Your Idols (2007)

Discover the New York underground scene during the 80s and throw yourself into an exciting, anarchic and repulsive world that you won't forget. ...

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Her Noise - The Making Of (2006)

Her Noise was an exhibition which took place at South London Gallery in 2005 with satellite events at Tate Modern and Goethe-Institut, London. Her Noise gathered international artists who use sound to investigate social relations, inspire action or uncover ...

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Kill Your Idols: More. (2006)

A full-length feature documentary produced in 2006 which serves as a companion piece to and is included on the DVD of the 2004 film KILL YOUR IDOLS. ...

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American Fame Pt. 2: Forgetting Jonathan Brandis (2005)

Cam Archer revisits the life of child actor Jonathan Brandis who committed suicide in 2003. Lydia Lunch narrates this meditation on fame, the actor's pressure to remain in the public eye and the surreal events in the lead up to his unexplained death. ...

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The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004)

Young Jeremiah lives in a stable environment with loving foster parents until the day his troubled mother, Sarah, returns to claim him. Jeremiah becomes swept up in his mother's dangerous world of drugs, seedy hotels, strip joints and revolving lovers. Sal ...

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Kill Your Idols (2004)

A 2004 documentary on thirty years of alternative rock 'n roll in NYC. ...

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D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist (2002)

This documentary features interviews with Ian MacKaye (Fugazi), J Mascis (Dinosaur jr. ...

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Abnormal: The Sinema of Nick Zedd (2001)

THE SINEMA OF NICK ZEDD is the first DVD collection of the filmmaker's works, and includes 11 of his films as well as outtakes, interviews, and rare concert footage of Zedd's music project, the noise band Zyklon-B. Contains: Police State, The Bogus Man, Ec ...

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Lunch on Kern (1997)

Featuring Lydia Lunch and the photography of Richard Kern. ...

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Richard Kern - Portrait: Live From New York (1997)

Haxan Films-produced documentary on Richard Kern's work around 1997. Footage from his photo sessions, interviews with Kern and his models, etc. Features associates such as Lydia Lunch, Beth B and more. ...

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Visiting Desire (1996)

Complete strangers meet in a room to act out their sexual desires. ...

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Baby Trouble Hole (1996)

Malga Kubiak stars in her exploration of sex and self. One woman's love to her own body interlaced with maggots; mixes x-rated porn. Voyeuristically titillating this avant-garde study of horrors of sex. ...

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Lydia Lunch: Malicious Intent (1994)

Collection of live spoken word performances by Lydia Lunch. ...

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Die Haut - Sweat (1994)

Die Haut filmed live at Tempodrom, Berlin, August 1992. Featuring guest vocalists Alexander Hacke, Anita Lane, Blixa Bargeld, Kid Congo Powers, Lydia Lunch and Nick Cave. ...

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No Age New York (1993)

A scattershot documentary about punk rock film makers in New York, with contributions from Lydia Lunch, Henry Rollins, Richard Kern, Beth B, Nick Zedd and many others. A love letter to the New York Underground. ...

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Thanatopsis (1991)

Beth B, in collaboration with legendary downtown performance artist/musician Lydia Lunch, creates a chilling yet poetic vision of despairing nihilism -- literally, a "meditation on death." In this noirishly rendered narrative, a woman negotiates the banali ...

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Kiss Napoleon Goodbye (1990)

Punk icons Lydia Lunch and Henry Rollins star in this cult drama about a pregnant pianist named Hedda whose marriage to husband Neal (Don Bajema) hits the skids with the sudden appearance of a mysterious stranger. ...

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The Gun Is Loaded (1989)

At the end of the Reagan years, rocker and confrontational performance artist Lydia Lunch launches a broadside. From a formal podium, she attacks the white male power structure of the US. Next she takes on her parents. Then, the volume lowered and the back ...

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Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets (1989)

Maria Beatty's documentary exploring the insights and influences of the American Beat Poets. The film conveys their consciousness and sensibility through interviews with William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Diane Di Prima, among others. Also weaves in additi ...

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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. ...

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Mondo New York (1988)

A young woman wanders around New York City and stumbles across a number of strange characters and settings that represent the "underground" areas of the city. She sees stand up comedy in Central Park, a prostitution auction, a voodoo ceremony, an S&M club, ...

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Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread (1987)

Penn Jillette and Teller are called upon to display their unique brand of humor to save civilization from strange extraterrestrial beings who have invaded Earth and who, disgruntled and bored with the mundane nature of human life, threaten to blow up the p ...

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Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends (1987)

Penn & Teller's Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends is a straight-to-video release by magicians Penn & Teller on Lorimar Home Video in 1987. The tape features seven different swindles or tricks that the home viewer can use to fool their friends. The tape ...

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Submit to Me Now (1987)

Oddballs dancing, leering at camera, guy shaving a nontraditional part of his body and man ripping his own throat out, woman stabbing herself to death. ...

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Barbecue Death Squad From Hell (1986)

Lydia Lunch and Penn & Teller jazz up the Jenkins' family picnic home movie, turning it into a backyard SOV slasher. ...

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Submit to Me (1986)

Cinema of Transgression pioneers and participants (Lydia Lunch, Lung Leg, Nick Zedd, etc.) perform a series of acts as they submit to director Richard Kern's camera. Originally created for DTNY acid parties; Submit to Me was eventually edited down to 10 mi ...

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Death Valley '69 (1986)

Death Valley '69 was the first music video by Sonic Youth. The video features the majority of the band in various states of bloody dismemberment interlaced with live footage of the band. ...

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School of Shame (1984)

The film starts off with an eight minute concert sequence shot in the summer of '84 at a club called Eight BC in NYC. The band consists of Lydia Lunch, Pat Place and Connie Burg all playing guitars onstage, shot from skewed diagonal angles. Then a series o ...

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The Right Side of My Brain (1984)

Lydia Lunch and Richard Kern's first collaborative effort, The Right Side of My Brain, is a glimpse into the world of unsatiable female lust, narrated by Lydia Lunch. The film was initially dismissed and dismayed by critics such as J. Hoberman, but the cri ...

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The Wild World of Lydia Lunch (1983)

Shot entirely in Ireland and England on film stolen by Nick Zedd, the movie offers a rare glimpse into the unique private world of Lydia Lunch; The footage "narrated" by a break-up cassette sent from Lunch to Zedd. ...

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Like Dawn to Dust (1983)

Lydia Lunch laments the difficulty of relationships in the wilds of Connemara, Ireland. ...

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Vortex (1982)

A film noirish atmosphere is created to show detective Lunch (a popular underground musician and poet) plow her way through the plans of a corporate businessman who seeks government defense contracts through real "corporate wars" and the manipulation of po ...

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Subway Riders (1981)

A psychotic saxophone player lures victims to deserted spots with his music and then guns them down. ...

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Raw Nerves: A Lacanian Thriller (1980)

A noir mostly set in a bathroom stall and stairwell. A private dick trapped in a tight spot. A narrator searching for a way out of the story. ...

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The Offenders (1980)

A punk savage satire about a kidnapping. ...

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Black Box (1979)

A man is tortured by his girlfriend and then locked inside a black box. ...

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No New York Festival - Berlin (1979)

The "No New York Festival" on a tour of Europe. This concert is at SO36, Kreuzberg, Berlin, where a sprawling variety of bands and musicians related to the NNNF performed. ...

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Beauty Becomes the Beast (1979)

Beauty Becomes the Beast describes a random access world mediated by TV images and shards of popular culture. The film features a powerful performance by Lydia Lunch regressing from adulthood to childhood, hinting at a sexually abusive past. It concerns it ...

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Alien Portrait (1979)

Filmed at CBGB's, New York City at a Teenage Jesus & The Jerks concert on January 13th, 1978. The film shows the band members' heads in slow motion over a live concert soundtrack. ...

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Rome '78 (1978)

Nares mocks up Ancient Rome by shooting in faux-classical sites including Tribeca's American Thread Building, where a decrepit penthouse loft with a peeling-paint dome serves as an echoey stand-in for the imperial palace. The latter location required ingen ...

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Punking Out (1978)

The film documents the beginning of the punk rock movement in New York City at CBGB's, a punk night club, and the lifestyle that revolves around this scene. It presents a sometimes shocking look at the attitudes and motivations behind the movement through ...

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She Had Her Gun All Ready (1978)

Two women – one passive and resigned, the other aggressive and domineering – interact in various locations in New York city. The film explores the dynamic between them before ending with a showdown at the roller-coaster on Coney Island. ...

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Guerillere Talks (1978)

This experimental short consists of eight unedited rolls of super-8 film, each of which profiles an individual woman in real time. The women engage in everyday behaviour, such as playing pinball or reading a letter aloud. ...

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Movies Made By Lydia Lunch (14)

My Lover The Killer (2020)

My Lover the Killer is the former title of the album by Lydia Lunch & Marc Hurtado released in 2016. The music, first languorous then abrasive, accompanies the verbal flow of the transgressive poetess who comes back to an intimate and violently tragic epis ...

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Disturbtion (2015)

Disturbtion is a visual exploration of a theme of psychic abilities. It is a story of a real person disturbed by psychic abilities such as afterlife communication, apparition and clairempathy. ...

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Kill Us All (2014)

Poetic seductress Lydia Lunch describes the destructive nature of a broken human before partaking in physical abuse of grown men with her younger counterpart. ...

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Flood Stains (2010)

Renowned artist Lydia Lunch joins architect Juan Azulay in an experimental performance broadcast live from the SCI-Arc Gallery. ...

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Unfaithful (2009)

Claude Pérès pushes actor/director relationship to its breaking point by asking an actor to make love with him. ...

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Lydia Lunch: Video Hysterie: 1978 - 2006 (2008)

This fascinating and retrospective look at the music of the outspoken and multitalented Lydia Lunch represents every stage of her varied career, with featured songs such as "I Woke Up Screaming" from her Teenage Jesus and the Jerks days. Other songs spanni ...

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Us (2003)

Francisco just got out of prison after a six year sentence and is now a free man. He wants to change, and after a few days sleeping in the subway tunnels, and some small jobs, he finally gets a room on a cheap hotel. He changes his looks, gets a job, lives ...

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Lydia Lunch: Malicious Intent (1994)

Collection of live spoken word performances by Lydia Lunch. ...

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Thanatopsis (1991)

Beth B, in collaboration with legendary downtown performance artist/musician Lydia Lunch, creates a chilling yet poetic vision of despairing nihilism -- literally, a "meditation on death." In this noirishly rendered narrative, a woman negotiates the banali ...

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Kiss Napoleon Goodbye (1990)

Punk icons Lydia Lunch and Henry Rollins star in this cult drama about a pregnant pianist named Hedda whose marriage to husband Neal (Don Bajema) hits the skids with the sudden appearance of a mysterious stranger. ...

Watch Now

The Gun Is Loaded (1989)

At the end of the Reagan years, rocker and confrontational performance artist Lydia Lunch launches a broadside. From a formal podium, she attacks the white male power structure of the US. Next she takes on her parents. Then, the volume lowered and the back ...

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The Right Side of My Brain (1984)

Lydia Lunch and Richard Kern's first collaborative effort, The Right Side of My Brain, is a glimpse into the world of unsatiable female lust, narrated by Lydia Lunch. The film was initially dismissed and dismayed by critics such as J. Hoberman, but the cri ...

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Goodbye 42nd Street (1983)

Shots of walking down 42nd Street showing storefronts including everything from Texas Fried Chicken to 25¢ porn arcades. ...

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Vortex (1982)

A film noirish atmosphere is created to show detective Lunch (a popular underground musician and poet) plow her way through the plans of a corporate businessman who seeks government defense contracts through real "corporate wars" and the manipulation of po ...

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