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Stones to open Berlin film fest
16/01/2008 17:13 - (SA)
Berlin - The 58th Berlin Film Festival will kick off next month with a Rolling Stones concert movie by Martin Scorsese, with both the band and the director expected on the red carpet, organisers said Wednesday.
The picture, Shine A Light, features two shows by the veteran rockers in New York in 2006 and guest appearances by Jack White of the White Stripes, pop princess Christina Aguilera and blues legend Buddy Guy.
"Scorsese assembled an award-winning camera team to capture the raw energy of the world's greatest rock'n'roll band," the festival said in a statement.
Scorsese, who scooped up a long-awaited best director Oscar at last year's Academy Awards for The Departed, used 16 cameras to compile more than half a million feet (150 000 metres) of footage of the band.
Shine A Light, which will be screening out of competition, also features rare archive footage and catches the band's candid banter backstage.
"Scorsese has created an extraordinary musical film event and given audiences unprecedented access to the Rolling Stones both onstage and off," the festival said.
The Berlinale, which ranks among Europe's top three film festivals, runs from February 7 to 17.
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