Patti Smith
December 30, 1946 · 79 years old
Patricia Lee Smith is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and poet who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses. Called the "punk poet laureate," Smith fused rock and poetry in her work.
Known For
15 titles
Song to Song
Two intersecting love triangles. Obsession and betrayal set against the music scene in Austin, Texas.
Rolling Thunder Revue
In an alchemic mix of fact and fantasy, Martin Scorsese looks back at Bob Dylan's 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue tour and a country ripe for reinvention.
The Big Empty
John Person is an actor with little work, and no money, who suddenly finds himself with an opportunity to make some quick cash by delivering a suitcase to the middle of nowhere.
Film socialisme
The passengers on a Mediterranean cruise enjoy their luxuries as a small family struggles with overbearing media attention.
Museum Hours
When a Vienna museum guard befriends an enigmatic visitor, the grand Kunsthistorisches Art Museum becomes a mysterious crossroads that sparks explorations of their lives, the city, and the ways in which works of art reflect and sh...
Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures
An examination of the life and work of the revered and controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
Ex Libris
A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
William S. Burroughs: featuring never before seen footage as well as exclusive interviews with his closest friends and colleagues. Born the heir of the Burroughs' adding machine estate, he struggled throughout his life with addict...
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
A look at the life and work of music producer, Clive Davis.
Burroughs: The Movie
Burroughs: The Movie explores the life and times of controversial Naked Lunch author William S. Burroughs, with an intimacy never before seen and never repeated. The film charts the development of Burroughs' unique literary style ...
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
Documentary presents a comprehensive portrait of an iconic artist of our time.
The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town
The ninety-minute film combines never-before-seen footage of Springsteen and the E Street Band shot between 1976 and 1978 with new interviews with Springsteen, E Street Band members, and others closely involved in the making of th...
Patti Smith, la poésie du punk
At the age of 20, Patti Smith arrives in New York and upsets the codes of rock, poetry, and genre. She has become a living legend without ever leaving the sidelines. A poet, actress, and musician. Also militant. An artist with a t...
WBCN and the American Revolution
"The incredible story of how a radio station, politics, and rock and roll changed everything."
One-Hit Wonders at the BBC: Volume Two
This is a look into the darkest corners of the BBC’s music archives for a reminder of songs by the likes of The Las, The Mock Turtles, Joan Jett and Kim Carnes. There are also some surprising names on the list: Don Henley, Patti Smith, Curtis Mayfield and John Denver - stars who perhaps enjoyed hit albums, or success with other groups, but when it came to singles, once was sadly enough.