Tally Brown, New York (1979)
Tally Brown, New York is a 1979 documentary film directed, written and produced by Rosa von Praunheim. The film is about the singing and acting career of Tally Brown, a classically trained opera and blues singer who was a star of underground films in New York City and a denizen of its underworld in the late 1960s. In this documentary, Praunheim relies on extensive interviews with Brown, as she recounts her collaboration with Andy Warhol, Taylor Mead and others, as well as her friendships with Holly Woodlawn, and Divine. Brown opens the film with a cover of David Bowie’s “Heroes” and concludes with “Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide.” The film captures not only Tally Brown’s career but also a particular New York milieu in the 1970s.
Director: Rosa von Praunheim
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Tally Brown as |
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Paul Ambrose as |
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Edward Caton as |
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Divine as |
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Gil Fontaine as |
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Elizabeth Kashy as |
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Robert Kashy as |
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Taylor Mead as |
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Magdalena Montezuma as |
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Rosa von Praunheim as |
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Andy Warhol as |
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Holly Woodlawn as |
| Editing | Mike Shephard | Editor |
| Production | Joachim von Mengershausen | Producer |
| Production | Rosa von Praunheim | Producer |
| Writing | Rosa von Praunheim | Writer |
| Camera | Lloyd Williams | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Michael Oblowitz | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Edvard Lieber | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Mike Shephard | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Mike Shephard | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Rosa von Praunheim | Editor |
| Camera | Rosa von Praunheim | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Juliana Wang | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Rosa von Praunheim | Director |