Shut Up and Play the Piano
Shut Up and Play the Piano

Movie·2018·1h 21m

Shut Up and Play the Piano

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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The Story

The documentary follows Chilly Gonzales from his native Canada to late '90s underground Berlin, and via Paris to the world's great philharmonic halls. Diving deep into the dichotomy of Gonzales' stage persona, where self-doubt and megalomania are just two sides of the same coin.

Producer

Antoinette Köster, Stephan Holl

Cinematography

Marcus Winterbauer

Editor

Carina Mergens

Themes

musicianentertainerrapperclassical musicartistbiographypianisteccentric artistpianoclassical musician

Production House

Rapid Eye Movies
Gentle Threat
ZDF/Arte

Audience Score

72%

15 votes

Skip9%
Timepass21%
Go for it38%
Perfection32%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Chilly Gonzales

Self

Peaches

Peaches

Self

Leslie Feist

Leslie Feist

Self

Sibylle Berg

Sibylle Berg

Self

Jarvis Cocker

Jarvis Cocker

Self

Cornelius Meister

Self

Kleber Valim

Chilly Gonzales

Lena Buhl

Female Alter Ego

Sebastian Herrmann

Sebastian Herrmann

Cameo-Double

Steffen Jürgens

Steffen Jürgens

Chilly Gonzales Double

Angelika Strahser

Angelika Strahser

Victoria Maria Rehm

Chilly Gonzales Double

Sabine Kölbl

Chilly Gonzales Double

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Crew

Philipp Jedicke

Director, Writer

Marcus Winterbauer

Director of Photography

Marcel Kolvenbach

Director of Photography

Carina Mergens

Editor

Henk Drees

Editor

Antoinette Köster

Producer

Stephan Holl

Producer

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