Year: 1984
Country: USA
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest
Genre: comedy, music
Runtime: 82 min.
Age: 16+
The film will be introduced by film critic Alexei Medvedev.
The cult American mockumentary about the fictional British heavy metal band Spinal Tap and a documentary filmmaker who follows them on their American tour. The film satirizes the behavior and musical pretensions of rock bands and the hagiographic tendencies of rock documentaries such as Gimme Shelter (1970), The Song Remains the Same (1976), and The Last Waltz (1978).
The film will be shown in the original language with Russian subtitles. Free entrance.
Awards & Festivals:
National Film Preservation Board Award – National Film Registry