Monday, March 03, 2025

The Blank Generation movie 1976

 This film was the first punk movie I ever saw. At the Arnolfini. It's good. From the wiki

The Blank Generation (1976) is the earliest of the released low-budget DIY punk rock films from the No Wave scene in New York City in the mid-1970s. Inspired by Jean-Luc Godard, it was filmed by No wave cinema filmmaker Amos Poe and Patti Smith Group member Ivan Kral.

The film includes footage of BlondiePatti SmithThe RamonesTelevisionTalking HeadsNew York DollsThe HeartbreakersThe Shirts, and Robert Gordon (then with Tuff Darts).