A Song For Ourselves
Screened Sunday, October 11, 2009
Synopsis
Lou Reed’s 1973 album Berlin was a commerical failure and was never performed live. . . until five nights in Decmber 2006 at St. Ann’s Warehouse Brooklyn, when Reed performed his masterwork above love’s dark sisters: jealousy, rage and loss. Berlin was said to be one of the most depressing albums ever made, but as it was brought to life it was far from dismal. Using the divided city of Berlin as its backdrop, the story of Caroline and her lovers is told through the singer’s emotive and provative words.
