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Looks like an alien, sings like a diva - Klaus Nomi was one of 1980's most profoundly bizarre appearances. He was a cult figure in the New Wave Underground scene who sang pop music like opera and brought opera to club audiences. He was a performer with a "look" so strong that his first audiences went wild before he even opened hi mouth. On the verge of international fame as a singer, he instead became one of the first prominent artists to die of AIDS. The reaction Klaus Nomi provoked was so strong, that he is still unforgettable, even 20 years after his death. Part documentary, part music film, part sci-fi, The Nomi Song is a fascinating and incredibly visual "non-fiction film" and audio history.
Editor's Note
Known throughout the 1980s as a cult figure on the New Wave scene, Klaus Nomi managed to perfectly marry disparate worlds such as rock, pop, opera, and performance art. Nomi lit-up the underground throughout the '80s with his bizarre and freakish appearance, and had a penchant for twisting his counter tenor vocals around a hook-laden pop song. His fanbase grew, and it looked as if Nomi's star was on a collision course with the mainstream. But the fun came to a desperately tragic end when Nomi succumbed to the dark spectre of AIDS. The disease which ended the lives of so many artists in this turbulent decade callously claimed another victim, and the dream came to an abrupt, hurtful end. Director Andrew Horn draws on a mixture of vintage footage and celebrity testimonials to flesh out Nomi's tale in this documentary, offering a moving portrait of an artist who strived for originality, and was cruelly plucked from the world just as his dreams of bursting into the mainstream looked set to be fulfilled. Ultimately, THE NOMI SONG is an inspiring depiction of an artist who enlivened those around him with his infectious enthusiasm and lust for life. Far from being a forlorn tale of what might have been, Horn's film is a joyous celebration of an unsurpassable, idiosyncratic figure who poured everything into his art during a brief, yet productive tenure on the planet.
| Features | Theatrical trailer | | Deleted Scenes | | Photo Galleries | | Special Interviews |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal (Music) |
| Release Date: 6/14/2005 |
| Running Time: 96 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2005 | | UPC: 00660200311025 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew | Gabriele Lafari - Featured | | David McDermott - Featured | | Ann Magnuson - Featured | | Klaus Nomi - Subject | | Andrew Horn - Director |
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| | Professional Reviews | Sight and Sound
"[NOMI SONG] simultaneously introduces this talent to a new generation, answers the questions his fans may still have and shows how fleeting stardom can be." 09/01/2005 p.87Mojo
"[A] startling documentary....THE NOMI SONG is his digital epitaph, a flickering history lesson from one of the fallen." 12/01/2005 p.146 |
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Cinematography |  4 | | Plot |  5 | | Acting | 5 | | Overall Satisfaction | 5 |
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5 of 5 Brilliant!!!! Thursday, July 14, 2005
Alex from Los Angeles
The Nomi Song is a beautiful film about an amazing artist and an amazing community. The Nomi Song follows new wave artist Klaus Nomi from his training in German Opera to the height of his popularity in America, and ends with him on his deathbed. Throughout all of this, the story of New York City's new wave scene and the East Village is beautifully told. A world of optimism, friendship, and art (and cheap apartments!). Nomi's friends, who happen to also be highly respected in their craft, tell the story of this strange little man in a way no feature film could. The story is in the emotion these people expell when remembering their days with Nomi. With that emotion, the ending, so beautifully tragic, has been haunting me for weeks now. All I wanted to do was jump into the film and give Nomi a hug, cuase no one else would. I wish you could into the mind of the eccentric artist, but sadly that is impossible. But Horn does an amazing job with this film. Everyone at all interested in new york, music, the gay community, or art will become obsessed with it. And anyone who just enjoys film or good stories about amazing people will love it too. I highly recommend this film. And check out the DVD extras too. They are amazing. Was this review helpful?  
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