The Nomi Song
“He came from outer space to save the human race. Man or Martian? New wave or opera?”
2004•1h 38m•6.4•Released
DocumentaryMusic
Looks like an alien, sings like a diva - Klaus Nomi was one of the 1980s' most profoundly bizarre characters to emerge through rock music: a counter tenor who sang pop music like opera and brought opera to club audiences and made them like it. The Nomi Song is a film about fame, death, friendship, betrayal, opera, and the greatest New Wave rock star that never was!
Director
Andrew Horn
Writer
Andrew Horn
Languages
German, English
Studio
ARTE
Cast
Ann Magnuson
Self
Joey Arias
Self
Calvin Churchman
Self
Gabriele Lafari
Self
David McDermott
Self
Page Wood
Self
Tony Frere
Self
Kristian Hoffman
Self
Kenny Scharf
Self
Man Parrish
Self
Klaus Nomi
Self (archive footage)
Ron Johnsen
Self
Anthony Scibelli
Self
Alan Platt
Self
Adrian
Self (as Boy Adrian)
Production
Company
ARTE
Company
CV Films
Company
Cameo Filmproduktion
Company
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Company
ZDF
Company
Cameo Film- und Fernsehproduktion
Producer
Anne Even
Producer
Andrew Horn
Producer
Thomas Mertens
Producer
Annette Pisacane
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