ABOUT
In 1985, Peter Braatz got exclusive rights to document the making of the cult thriller Blue Velvet by David Lynch. Most of this footage has stayed hidden until now.
The film Blue Velvet Revisited uses Super 8 footage, sound recordings, photos, paintings, objects, and relics that Braatz collected during filming. These materials have been carefully edited into a new film, telling the story entirely through images created by the documentary’s author, Peter Braatz.
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
The film Blue Velvet Revisited is a dive into a specific time and place in the past. It is an essay and a rediscovery. It tells the story from the personal perspective of a German filmmaker who, by chance, found himself on the set of a landmark in 20th-century cinema.
But perhaps it wasn’t mere chance. Did this film wait so many years to be created, almost disappearing forever in the process?
There were many questions to answer and thoughts and emotions to uncover. I immersed myself in four hours of Super 8 footage, two hours of 16mm film footage from Munich in 1987, hours of video material from German promotional content for Blue Velvet, over a thousand photographs, objects, sketches, and memories. I realized there was still so much undiscovered, with a wealth of material to choose from and endless possibilities for connections.
I had much to say, hear, see, and feel. Blue Velvet Revisited is my journey of rediscovering a treasure I needed to touch again to make it bloom and shine once more.
SOCIAL NETWORK
Follow the film on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bvrevisited/
PRESS REVIEWS
Peter Braatz has crafted a poetic work about Blue Velvet, rich with memories—captivating and unusual—offering film enthusiasts a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this controversial film, now considered a voyeuristic classic. He refers to it as a “meditation.”
http://www.vogue.com/13436840/making-of-blue-velvet-documentary-30th-anniversary/
The film is a quietly mesmerizing sensory experience, with a distinctive rhythm and look that makes it a stand-alone artwork rather than a mimetic mirror of its subject.
The result is a gorgeous, intoxicating Super-8 time capsule, a poem that eschews traditional narrative in favor of a hypnotic collage of never-before-seen footage, archival photographs, and audio recordings, all set to an appropriately dreamy soundtrack by Tuxedomoon and Cult With No Name.
http://www.lynchpeaks.com/single-post/2016/10/25/REVIEW-Blue-Velvet-Revisited
Lynch gets along well with Braatz, who has demonstrated his refined directorial sensibility. With his material, he pays homage to the master and shows that he trusts the depiction of the hidden quality of his creative power. Blue Velvet Revisited, with its excellent music and rare on-set footage, is pure nirvana for Lynch admirers. Even those not particularly interested in filmmaking will be captivated by this charming gem.
http://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2016/10/07/london-film-festival-2016-blue-velvet-revisited-review/
…Blue Velvet Revisited is far from a conventional making-of collage. It’s a film for Lynch and Blue Velvet enthusiasts, offering many insights. Much like Lynch’s work, Blue Velvet Revisited is unconventional, but some will find endless enjoyment in it.
https://www.flickreel.com/blue-velvet-revisited-review-london-film-festival/
Blue Velvet Revisited is a poetic reflection on a moment in time, a metaphysical observation of Peter Braatz’s experiences on the set of Blue Velvet.
http://www.thebluerose.co.uk/2016/10/lynch-at-london-film-festival-2016.html
Neon lights and graphic titles, such as the beautifully named “Do It for Van Gogh,” are among the only seemingly modern elements in the film. They complement the exceptional behind-the-scenes footage and rare photographs in Peter Braatz’s work. The film appeals even to those who have never seen Blue Velvet…
http://www.garbage-file.com/2016/10/film-blue-velvet-revisited.html
Film ni forenzična analiza Lyncheve izzivalne grozljivke iz leta 1986. O njej je bilo že veliko napisanega in posnetega. Tokrat pa smo dobili prijetno nostalgično obarvano popotovanje skozi fotografije in filmski arhiv nemškega režiserja Petra Braatza, ki ga je Lynch pripeljal na snemanje svojega Modrega žameta, da bi dokumentiral nastajanje filma.
Rather than just a behind-the-scenes story, Blue Velvet Revisited is a vivid cinematic record—at times mysterious, visually stunning, and accompanied by beautiful music.
https://wemakemoviesonweekends.com/2016/10/13/bfi-london-film-festival-blue-velvet-revisited-review/
Občudovalci nadnaravnega, čudovitega in vznemirljivega sveta Davida Lyncha ne smejo prezreti liričnega dokumentarnega filma Petra Braatza.
http://www.bina007.com/2016/09/bfi-lff-2016-preview-blue-velvet.html
Braatz meticulously reveals how Lynch made the film of his dreams.
A highlight of the film is an off-screen conversation between a young Braatz and a young Lynch about a girl Braatz fell in love with in Germany. Equally captivating is Lynch’s narration about his excitement during the filming of Blue Velvet and how enjoyable the process was for him and the crew.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/karin-badt/surprise-encounters-at-th_b_13146204.html
SLOVENIAN PRESS
http://www.delo.si/sobotna/lynch-je-rekel-pridi-in-prinesi-denar.html
https://www.dnevnik.si/1042755865/kultura/glasba/kult-z-imenom-tuxedomoon
26:20 minuta: http://4d.rtvslo.si/arhiv/umetni-raj/174440196
05:08 minuta: http://4d.rtvslo.si/arhiv/kultura/174438390
http://www.delo.si/kultura/film/student-ki-je-leto-dni-opazoval-davida-lyncha.html
http://www.24ur.com/ekskluziv/film_tv/27-liffe-v-zakulisju-snemanja-lynchevega-modrega-zameta.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_KB28mYCaE – Ni crno ni belo 147 – Radmila Djuica i Peter Brac – (TV KCN)
Časopis Večer – Priloga Bonbon: https://belafilm.si/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Vecer1.pdf
ARGENTINE PRESS
http://kultuur.info/blogi/en/2017/06/13/special-program-david-lynch-cinema-artis/
http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/10/david-lynchs-festival-of-disruption-the-10-best-moments/9/
AWARDS
Mednarodni Film Fest Kranjska Gora – Nagrada za najboljši film
FESTIVALS
- 60. BFI – London Film Festival, 7. oktober, 2016 – Svetovna premiera
- Festival Of Disruption, Los Angeles, Oktober 2016
- 10. Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival, November 2016
- 27. LIFFe – Ljubljana International Film Festival, November 2016
- 24. Camerimage – International Film Festival, November 2016
- 31. Mar Del Plata International Film Festival, November, 2016
- Clique Film Festival, Alkaty, Kazakhstan, November 2016
- Rio Dalston, London, UK, December 2016
- Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales, UK, December 2016
- Dnevi slovenskega filma, Beograd, November 2016
- Queen University, Belfast, UK, December 2016
- Chapter Cinema, Cardiff, Wales, UK, Februar 2017
- Mile End Genesis Cinema, London, Februar 2017
- L’Europe autour de l’Europe – Festival de films de la Grande Europe, Pariz, Marec – April 2017
- Cinedelphia Film Festival, Filadelfija ZDA, April 2017
- Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz, Avstrija, April 2017
- David Lynch: A Complete Retrospective, Chicago, ZDA, April-Maj 2017
- Downtown Independent, Los Angeles, ZDA, Junij and Julij, 2017
- 20. Shanghai International Film Festival , Junij, 2017
- 16. Transilvania International Film Festival, Junij, 2017
- Gartenbaukino, Vienna, Avstrjia, Junij 2017
- SF Indie Fest., San Francisco, ZDA, Junij 2017
- Kino Umjetnika, Estonia, Junij 2017
- Kinodvor. Mestni Kino, Slovenjia, Junij, 2017
- Bertha DocHouse, London, UK, Julij 2017
- Teden Kulture Na Placu, Slovenija, Julij 2017
- Bertha DocHouse, London, UK, Julij 2017
- Mednarodni Film Fest Kranjska Gora, Slovenija, Avgust 2017
- Chichester International Film Festival, UK, Avgust 2017
- MALBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Julij in Avgust 2017
- Festival Slovenskega Filma, Slovenjia, September 2017
- David Lynch-Retro Festival, Broadway Cinematheque, Hong Kong, Avgust 2017
- Muenchner Stadtmuseum, Nemčija, September 2017
- Linhartova dvorana Radovljica, Slovenia, Oktober 2017
- Electri_City Conference, Nemčija, Oktober 2017
- Duisburger Filmwoche, Duisberg, Nemčija, November 2017
- FIDOCS, Santiago, Čile, November 2017
- DOC NYC, New York, ZDA, November 2017
- Fuzhong 15, Taipei, Kitajska, December 2017
- Winnipeg Cinematique, Kanada, Januar 2018
- CPH DOX Copenhagen, Denmark, Marec 2018
- 19th Jeonju International Film Festival, Maj 2018
- Seattle Art Museum, USA, Junij 2018
- Wexner Center for the Arts, Ohio, USA, Oktober 2018
- 51st SITGES – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, Oktober 2018
- Riga International Film Festival, Oktober 2018
SUPPORTERS
The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Slovenia kindly supported the Slovenian premiere of the film, which took place on November 10, 2016, as part of the Ljubljana International Film Festival (LIFFe).
SOUNDTRACK
The music from the film is the work of the bands Tuxedomoon and Cult With No Name, as well as musician John Foxx. It was released in the fall of 2015 by the label Crammed Discs.
You can read the press reviews here: http://issuu.com/crammed/docs/blue_velvet_revisited_international?e=0/31350853
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Isabella Color Portrait
David Lynch on the set of Blue Velvet, 1985 (photo by Peter Braatz)
Color Slides 3
CREW
Directed, written, filmed, edited and produced by PETER BRAATZ
Coproducer IDA WEISS
Music TUXEDOMOON & CULT WITH NO NAME & JOHN FOXX
Design BARNBROOK
Production sound FRANK BEHNKE, PETER BRAATZ
Re-recording sound mixer JULIJ ZORNIK
Picture postproduction GORAZD KONČAR
Script consultant PETER EISENSTEIN
PRODUCTION
TARIS FILM
in coproduction with
BELA FILM
Supported by
FILM- UND MEDIENSTIFTUNG NORDRHEIN-WESTFALIA GMBH
SLOVENSKI FILMSKI CENTER
Technical support
VIBA FILM
TECHNICAL DATA
Length: 85 min.
Format: DCP, colour/bw, 25fps
Production format: Super8
Screen rationa: 1:1,78 (16:9)
Sound: 5.1
Language: English
Production year: 2016
Project type
Feature-Length, Documentary, On demand
