1979 film by Rosa von Praunheim
| Tally Brown, New York |
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 Theatrical release poster |
| Directed by | Rosa von Praunheim |
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| Produced by | Rosa von Praunheim
Joachim von Mengershausen |
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| Starring | Tally Brown
Holly Woodlawn
Divine
Taylor Mead
Ching Ho Cheng
Edward Caton |
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| Cinematography | Edvard Lieber
Michael Oblowitz
Rosa von Praunheim
Juliana Wang
Lloyd Williams |
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| Edited by | Mike Shephard
Rosa von Praunheim,
Rosa von Praunheim |
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| Music by | Tally Brown
Holly Woodlawn |
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Release date | 4 May 1979 |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
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| Countries | United States
Germany |
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| Language | English |
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Tally Brown, New York is a 1979 documentary film directed, written and produced by Rosa von Praunheim, centring around the career of Tally Brown.
The film received international attention and was shown, for example, at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in 1979.[1]
Plot
The film follows the singing and acting career of Tally Brown, a classically trained opera and blues singer who became a star of the New York underground scene in the late 1960s. In this documentary, von Praunheim draws on extensive interviews with Brown, in which she shares her collaborations with Andy Warhol, Taylor Mead and other artists, and friendships with Ching Ho Cheng, Holly Woodlawn and Divine. Brown opens the film with a cover of David Bowie's Heroes and closes with Rock 'n' Roll Suicide. The film not only captures Tally Brown's career, but also a certain New York milieu of the 1970s.[2]
Production notes
The documentary is also notable for being the first of Praunheim's many portraits of women, mostly aging legendary performers, who have become iconic figures in the LGBT community.
Reception
The Village Voice wrote: "In its way, Tally Brown, New York is the best documentary about New York since Chantal Akerman's News From Home",[4] and "a must-see for all those interested in performance and the cultural history of New York in the ’70s."[5]
