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Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko

An intimate music portrait of American composer Frank Zappa
Jan 1, 1991 · 59m
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Music

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For the past ten years Zappa in composing has turned away from Rock and Roll music - for which he first became famous - and has been working on new, contemporary, orchestral electronic music; in solitude and beyond any commercial conventions or commitments. It is the first time that Zappa has allowed a film crew to study him during compositional work, actually filming the first moments of a new compositional process. By contrast, in a staged interview Zappa gives comments on music. This film seeks to reveal the sensetivities of Zappa's personality and character also beyond narrative content.

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CAST

Frank Zappa
Self
John Cage
Self
Matt Groening
Self
Iannis Xenakis
Self
Pierre Boulez
Self
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Self
Diva Zappa
Self
Ray Wallis
Self
Directed by Henning Lohner

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Released
Original language
EN
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Country
US

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