Film

Shut Up and Play the Piano

2018 · 1h 21m · Music · Documentary

IMDb

7.3

The documentary follows Chilly Gonzales from his native Canada to late '90s underground Berlin, and via Paris to the world's great philharmonic halls. Diving deep into the dichotomy of Gonzales' stage persona, where self-doubt and megalomania are just two sides of the same coin.

Chilly Gonzales

Self

Peaches

Self

Leslie Feist

Self

Sibylle Berg

Self

Jarvis Cocker

Self

Cornelius Meister

Self

Kleber Valim

Chilly Gonzales

Lena Buhl

Female Alter Ego

Sebastian Herrmann

Cameo-Double

Steffen Jürgens

Chilly Gonzales Double

Angelika Strahser

Victoria Maria Rehm

Chilly Gonzales Double

Sabine Kölbl

Chilly Gonzales Double

• Philipp JedickeDirector · Writer
• Stephan HollProducer
• Antoinette KösterProducer
• Marcus WinterbauerDirector of Photography
• Marcel KolvenbachDirector of Photography
• Carina MergensEditor
• Henk DreesEditor

Shut Up and Play the Piano - Trailer

Release date

September 20, 2018

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 21m

Rated

12

Genres

Music, Documentary

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