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How a complete unknown created one of the most iconic music events of the 1970's

JL;DR SUMMARY Israeli director Ido Fluk's film "Köln 75," showcases the behind-the-scenes story of Keith Jarrett's iconic 1975 live album, "The Köln Concert," focusing on the unsung hero, Vera Brandes. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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BiopicImprovisationPunk RockGerman CinemaFilm FestivalsIdo FlukKeith JarrettThe Köln ConcertVera BrandesIsraeli Directors

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Berlin, Germany
"It was the afternoon after the Berlin Film Festivals world premiere of the Israeli directors German-language film, Kln 75, a kinetic behind-the-scenes look at Keith Jarretts famous live album, The Kln Concert."
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
"Jarrett improvised the hour-long set at the Cologne Opera House on Jan. 24, 1975, on a substandard piano a beat-up baby grand rehearsal piano instead of the 10-foot-long Bsendorfer Imperial hed been promised."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Born in Tel Aviv, he was raised both there and in Paris, where his family relocated for five years during his childhood."
Paris, Île-de-France, France
"Born in Tel Aviv, he was raised both there and in Paris, where his family relocated for five years during his childhood."
New York City, New York, United States
"Just shy of 20, he moved to New York City to study at N.Y.U.s Tisch School of the Arts."
Kingston, New York, United States
"Fluk shot his next film, The Ticket (2016), about a blind man who regains his vision, in Kingston, New York."
Fribourg, Switzerland
"It holds the unusual distinction of being the first crowd-funded Israeli film and won the main prize at the Fribourg Film Festival."
Manchester, United Kingdom
"He added that Michael Winterbottoms 2002 film 24 Hour Party People, about the birth of rave culture in late 1970s Manchester, was a key inspiration in terms of tone and energy, calling it the spirit animal of this film."
New York, United States
"Kln 75 begins its theatrical run at the IFC Center in New York on Oct. 17. (It opens a week later in Los Angeles)."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"Kln 75 begins its theatrical run at the IFC Center in New York on Oct. 17. (It opens a week later in Los Angeles)."
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
"A.J. Goldmann is a writer and critic based in Munich, Germany."

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