1962 · direct-cinema · celebrity · music
Lonely Boy
Directed by Wolf Koenig, Roman Kroitor27m1962
This short film portrays the story of singer Paul Anka, who rose from obscurity to become the idol of millions of adolescent fans around the world. Taking a candid look at both sides of the footlights, this film examines the marketing machine behind a generation of pop singers. Interviews with Anka and his manager reveal their perspective on the industry.
Our read: Lonely Boy (1962) reads as a neutral, kinetic, grounded direct-cinema · celebrity · music entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, kinetic, measured direct-cinema / celebrity, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
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