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Release Date:
January 1, 2012
Original Title:
Vinylmania: When Life Runs at 33 Revolutions Per Minute
Alternate Titles:
Vinylmania: Leidenschaft für die Schallplatte
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Stefilm International
Production Countries:
Italy
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 75
My mother used to wake me up with a vinyl record. It's the first thing I remember about life. Many years have passed but vinyl records have never abandoned me. And you? Have you ever listened to a vinyl record? With its unique sound and crackling that gives you butterflies. Have you ever plunged into the colours of the sleeves artwork? Have you smelled it? Music captures a unique taste, seductive. In "Vinylmania" the director guides us through the grooves of an object that has never lost its soul. He investigates what makes it so legendary in a world dominated by liquid music: Simple nostalgia? Possession? The search for an idenitity? A cry against the fast food music? The digital river that has no heart or soul, just ones and zeros...
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