Cinematic background from The Velvet Underground 2021 - Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive interviews with dazzling archival footage.

The Velvet Underground

2021

Documentary, Music

Directors:
Todd Haynes
Writers:
Todd Haynes
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Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A man playing a guitar while another man plays a keyboard; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of people sitting next to each other on the ground; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – An older man in a black suit is posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – Two young men standing on the side of the street holding a large umbrella; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A person sitting in front of a store window; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of people that are standing in the grass; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A black and white photo of a group of young people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman are holding drinks; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A black and white photo of a group of people standing next to each other; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman sitting on a chair in a room with a camera; Medium shot, High angle
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Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A young man in a floral shirt is standing in a wooded area; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – An older man sitting in a chair in front of a gray wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A man's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
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Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A man in a trench coat standing next to a tree; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A man looking at himself in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – Picture of a woman's eyes with long lashes; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A man holding a microphone and a guitar in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A man holding a microphone and a microphone stand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A young man in a floral shirt poses for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of people standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – Black and white photograph of a young man looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – An old photo of a young man's id card; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A black and white photo of a woman with long hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A black and white photo of a man wearing sunglasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – Black and white photograph of a man and a woman; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – Two men posing for a picture in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman sitting on top of a wooden bench; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table in a restaurant; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A man wearing sunglasses standing next to another man; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A black and white photo of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A black and white photo of a woman leaning against a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of men standing next to each other holding drinks; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A man walking down the street in a black jacket; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman standing next to each other at a party; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A black and white photo of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – Black and white photograph of a man with long hair; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A black and white photo of a young man; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A black - and - white photo of a man's face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A man standing on a cliff looking at a waterfall; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A person wearing sunglasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A black and white photo of a man's face; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A man playing a guitar while sitting on a chair; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – An older man sitting in front of an acoustic guitar; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of men standing next to each other near gas pumps; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A man holding a microphone while holding a guitar; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – An older man with white hair is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – An older woman sitting in a chair in front of a red wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A man holding a bunch of ropes in his hands; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – Black and white photograph of a young man's face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A man holding a guitar while standing on a stage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A young man wearing sunglasses is looking off into the distance; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – Two pictures of a man in front of a store; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A man with long black hair wearing a pink and blue shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A man is playing drums in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A black and white photo of a man and two women; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A man holding a guitar in front of a microphone; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A woman's face in black - and - white photo; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A man holding a guitar in front of a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A man holding a guitar while standing next to another man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – Black and white photograph of a man in striped tank top; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – An older man sitting in front of a red wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A black and white drawing of a plant and a tree; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A black - and - white photo of a woman holding her hand to her face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – Black and white photograph of a man with long black hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A group of people in a room watching something; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – Black and white photograph of a man holding a guitar; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – An aerial view of a busy city street with traffic; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – Black and white photograph of a man with long hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A painting of an american flag and an image of a man with long black hair; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A man in sunglasses playing an acoustic guitar; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – An older man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Velvet Underground” (2021), directed by Todd Haynes – A black and white photo of a woman holding a camera; Medium shot, Low angle