Review: Lou Reed - Lou Reed - Lou Reed's Berlin DVD

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Lou Reed’s ‘Berlin’ has been called one of the most depressing albums ever, yet it gained a lease of new life when Reed performed the album for the first time in 2006 for 5 nights in Brooklyn. Julian Schnabel, who describes the album as being the soundtrack to parts of his life has realised a striking film of the performance, which picks up on Reed’s narrative edge.

There is a definite DIY feel to the filming, despite the fact that a renowned director is in charge, in parts in feels like a dark school play with dishevelled characters and an angelic...