Martin Scorsese Doc ‘Personality Crisis: One Night Only’ On The New York Dolls’ David Johansen Sets Showtime Premiere Date, Debuts Trailer
deadline.comShowtime has unveiled an April 14th premiere date for their documentary Personality Crisis: One Night Only, on New York Dolls frontman David Johansen, also debuting a trailer for the pic directed by Academy Award winner Martin Scorsese (The Last Waltz) and Emmy nom David Tedeschi (The 50 Year Argument), which you can view above.
Framed around an intimate cabaret performance filmed in January 2020 at New York City’s storied Café Carlyle, Personality Crisis explores the glam punk legend’s enormous influence as he regales the audience with stories and music illuminating the art and cultural evolution of New York City.
Scorsese and Tedeschi, working with frequent collaborators, cinematographer Ellen Kuras (American Utopia) and producer Margaret Bodde, capture the entertainer’s luminous Cafe Carlyle set, where he performs as his alter ego Buster Poindexter, bringing downtown irreverence to this storied uptown joint.
Presented alongside new and archival interviews, including several filmed by his daughter Leah Hennessey, this intimate concert is a testament to both a lost New York and a gifted performer-raconteur who remains as provocative as ever.
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