The Sacred Triangle: Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973

Alec Lindsell:
The Sacred Triangle: Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973 (UK, 2010)
107 min. - English
Age limit 12 years

The Sacred Triangle enlightens us on how one of the most influential pop stars of the previous century, Ziggy Stardust, was born. This is the same question Velvet Goldmine, a great film by Todd Haynes, once tried to answer. Progressing like a detective story, The Sacred Triangle investigates the influence Lou Reed and Iggy Pop had to David Bowie’s (then on the verge of a breakthrough) music and stage persona. The section on the Velvet Underground alone is enough of a reason to watch this movie.

The Sacred Triangle is a beautifully written film, tapping into a very turbulent time in the history of rock music. The unholy trinity of Bowie, Reed and Iggy Pop married together glam rock, punk and proto-rock to Warhol and the drug-infused decadence of the Velvet Underground, producing masses of fine music. Simultaneously, the trio created the prototype of a new, mythical rock star embodying bisexuality, self-destructiveness, shock value and the cynical art world of New York City. In the end, the otherworldliness of Ziggy Stardust was too much for even Bowie himself, and he dramatically ended the life of his creation.

The Sacred Triangle is a treasure chest for the music lover. The film goes through the birth of albums such as Transformer and Raw Power, not to mention the recordings of David Bowie. You are offered a front row seat to the meeting of great, sinful minds.


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The Sacred Triangle: Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973

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