Ten years after exploding onto the international music scene with their debut album Boy, in 1990 U2 were struggling to reinvent themselves and find a new direction. The 1988 concert film Rattle and Hum and its accompanying soundtrack album didn't please fans or critics, and the group's attempts to fuse American roots music with their trademark style clearly wasn't working. The four members of the group -- vocalist Bono, guitarist The Edge, bassist Adam Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen Jr. -- were at odds with one another and uncertain about their musical future. The group responded to their dilemma by throwing out their self-imposed rule book and making the album Achtung, Baby, in which the group faced down their uncertainties and responded with the most stylistically ambitious music they'd ever created. Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim offers a rare glimpse into U2's creative process with the documentary From The Sky On Down, in which the band discusses the making of Achtung, Baby and opens up about the issues within the band and in the outside world that inspired its creation. The film also includes rare audio and video of U2 in rehearsal and in the studio while the album was in production. From The Sky Down received its world premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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In 2011, U2 returned to Hansa Studios in Berlin to discuss the making of Achtung Baby. From The Sky Down, is a documentary film directed by Academy Award winning director Davis Guggenheim (It Might Get Loud, Waiting for Superman, An Inconvenient Truth). Twenty years after the release of U2's Achtung Baby (1991), Davis Guggenheim charts the path toward this groundbreaking album. Guggenheim uses animation and unseen footage from Berlin and Dublin alongside conversation to reveal what is now a key chapter in U2's career. Screened in the UK as part of the BBC's Imagine Series, From The Sky Down was the first ever documentary film to open the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival. From The Sky Down includes bonus footage shot in May 2011 during the band's visit to Hansa Studios to mark the 20th anniversary of Achtung Baby; as well as a Q&A with Bono, The Edge and Davis Guggenheim filmed at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2011.
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Street Date: 24 January 2012
Studio: UMGD/ISLAND ( PISL )
Region: 1: USA, Canada
Display: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV, NTSC
SubTitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS-HD Master Audio, PCM Stereo
Disc Info: Discs:1 ~ Format:Ntsc ~ Region:1 ~ Country:Usa
Cast: View Cast For From The Sky Down
Crew: Cinematographer:Erich Roland, Composer (Music Score):Michael Brook, Director:Davis Guggenheim, Executive Producer:Paul McGuinness, Producer:Belisa Balaban, Producer:Brian Celler, Producer:Davis Guggenheim, Producer:Ted Skillman
Extras: Explicit Version U2 Clr Dvd-Standard