Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko (1991)
59m
Running Time
January 1, 1991Release Date
Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko (1991)
59m
Running Time
January 1, 1991Release Date
Plot.
For the past ten years Zappa in composing has turned away from Rock and Roll music - for which he first became famous - and has been working on new, contemporary, orchestral electronic music; in solitude and beyond any commercial conventions or commitments. It is the first time that Zappa has allowed a film crew to study him during compositional work, actually filming the first moments of a new compositional process. By contrast, in a staged interview Zappa gives comments on music. This film seeks to reveal the sensetivities of Zappa's personality and character also beyond narrative content.
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Cast & Crew.
Frank Zappa
Self / Music / Producer
John Cage
Self
Matt Groening
Self
John Cage
Self
Iannis Xenakis
Self
Pierre Boulez
Self
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Self
Diva Zappa
Self
Ray Wallis
Self
Sven Fleck
Editor
Henning Lohner
Director / Producer / Writer
Peter Lohner
Producer
Van Carlson
Cinematography
Van Theodore Carlson
Director of Photography
Details.
This Movie Is About.
composer
bandleader
the mother of invention
rock
experimental music
avant garde
frank zappa
american musician
grammy lifetime achievement award.
Wiki.
Peefeeyatko is a 1991 biographical art film written and directed by Henning Lohner about and in collaboration with acclaimed American composer Frank Zappa. Running 59 minutes, the documentary essay has been called "an intimate music portrait," allowing an insight into the composer's secluded world.
Featuring discussions with Zappa himself as well as interviews with friends, colleagues and famous contemporaries of the composer, the production focuses on Zappa executing his compositional work, including footage in Zappa's studio environment, marking the first time Zappa allowed a film crew to study and accompany him during his artistic process. Zappa's entire soundtrack was an original composition, exclusively released through this film.