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2017·Music·1h 30m
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In the last five years of his life, David Bowie ended nearly a decade of silence to engage in an extraordinary burst of activity, producing two groundbreaking albums and a musical. David Bowie: The Last Five Years explores this unexpected end to a remarkable career. Made with remarkable access, Francis Whately’s documentary is a revelatory follow-up to his acclaimed 2013 documentary David Bowie: Five Years, which chronicled Bowie’s golden ‘70s and early-‘80s period.
Directed by Francis Whately
1970s
musical
record album
1980s

Cast

David Bowie
David Bowie
Self (archive footage)
Michael C. Hall
Michael C. Hall
Self
Toni Basil
Toni Basil
Self
Tony Visconti
Tony Visconti
Self
Gail Ann Dorsey
Gail Ann Dorsey
Self
Donny McCaslin
Donny McCaslin
Self
Robert Fox
Robert Fox
Self

Crew

Francis Whately
Francis Whately
Director
Francis Whately
Francis Whately
Screenplay
Francis Whately
Francis Whately
Producer

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Marlbororedd
Marlbororedd
David Bowie: The Last Five Years
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Viciouskaa
Viciouskaa
David Bowie: The Last Five Years
Yo no sería NAAAAAAAADA SIN DAVID BOWIE, nadie lo amará como yo y si eso sucede es porque me les fui o, recién sea mi cum y me pondré su cara en mi brazo y no sé si es pq últimamente lloro por todo y por nada o solamente es David Bowie pero lloré 👍. REGRESA POR FAVOR PAPACIto

Juro no estar enria
Yo no sería NAAAAAAAADA SIN DAVID BOWIE, nadie lo amará como yo y si eso sucede es porque me les fui o, recién sea mi cum y me pondré su cara en mi brazo y no sé si es pq últimamente lloro por todo y por nada o solamente es David Bowie pero lloré 👍. REGRESA POR FAVOR PAPACIto

Juro no estar enria
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jamblo
jamblo
David Bowie: The Last Five Years
A great improvement over ‘Moonage Daydream,’ in part because it’s rather less moon-eyed, instead presenting its points linearly (and mostly sequentially) and without attempting to refashion them to fit a pre- (and ill-) conceived narrative.

Probably should note that I was not a fan of the ‘Lazarus’ stage/film project and this did nothing to change that, but otherwise the songs are still good, the interviews with various collaborators are interesting, the Bowie clips are well chosen, but it’s still a sad ending and the abrupt cut off of the expected guitar riff at the very end of the film is extraordinarily effective.
A great improvement over ‘Moonage Daydream,’ in part because it’s rather less moon-eyed, instead presenting its points linearly (and mostly sequentially) and without attempting to refashion them to fit a pre- (and ill-) conceived narrative.

Probably should note that I was not a fan of the ‘Lazarus’ stage/film project and this did nothing to change that, but otherwise the songs are still good, the interviews with various collaborators are interesting, the Bowie clips are well chosen, but it’s still a sad ending and the abrupt cut off of the expected guitar riff at the very end of the film is extraordinarily effective.
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mackenzie
mackenzie
David Bowie: The Last Five Years
i miss him
i miss him
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JoseAngel
JoseAngel
David Bowie: The Last Five Years
Probably one of my favorite documentaries that I had the pleasure of watching this year. David Bowie is my absolute favorite artist of all time and it was the only time I was really gutted over a celebrity death. The Last Five Years gives an in depth look at the Last Five Years of his career and his final two albums “The Next Day” and “Blackstar” two of his most personal works and it’s just interesting hearing Bowie’s thought process from his colleagues who worked with him on the albums and the work that went into these albums. Really recommend this for any huge Bowie fans.
Probably one of my favorite documentaries that I had the pleasure of watching this year. David Bowie is my absolute favorite artist of all time and it was the only time I was really gutted over a celebrity death. The Last Five Years gives an in depth look at the Last Five Years of his career and his final two albums “The Next Day” and “Blackstar” two of his most personal works and it’s just interesting hearing Bowie’s thought process from his colleagues who worked with him on the albums and the work that went into these albums. Really recommend this for any huge Bowie fans.
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