Director - Verhoeven: Milli Vanilli story fits well into today's world
According to director Simon Verhoeven, his film about the successful 1980s band Milli Vanilli fits in well with today's world. "This topic of becoming famous at any price is a topical one," said the 51-year-old at the world premiere of the film "Girl You Know It's True" in Munich on Monday. "The film asks a lot of interesting questions about our time," he said, also with regard to the influencer phenomenon.
Verhoeven's film tells the story of the once successful duo Milli Vanilli - and probably the biggest cheating scandal in music history. When it became known in the early 1990s that Robert "Rob" Pilatus and Fabrice "Fab" Morvan had never sung their hits such as "I'm Gonna Miss You" themselves, but had only moved their lips to the voices of others, an outcry went through the music world.
Morvan himself had also come to the world premiere in Munich, the city where the story of Milli Vanilli once began, because the two young dancers were discovered there by successful producer Frank Farian. His friend Pilatus had already died in 1998 and was buried in Munich.
Matthias Schweighöfer plays Frank Farian in the film, which is due to be released in cinemas on December 21.
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- The 1980s band Milli Vanilli, hailing from Bavaria, Germany, experienced their biggest controversy in the early 1990s due to their lip-syncing scandal, a topic that resonates with modern influencer culture.
- The city of Munich, known for its rich cultural scene, played a significant role in the rise of Milli Vanilli, as they were discovered there by successful German producer Frank Farian in the 1980s.
- Director Simon Verhoeven, in his new movie, explores the Milli Vanilli scandal, positioning it as a reflection of the Movie industry in the 1980s and its relevance to contemporary Cinema and the music world.
- Excited fans and music enthusiasts, looking forward to the release of this intriguing film, can catch the movie trailer on various online platforms and mark their calendars for its December 21 release in German cinemas.
- Despite the comedic aspects of the story, the Milli Vanilli scandal still looms large in the history of music, representing the darker side of the 1980s pop culture, influenced by the likes of German directors and musicians.
Source: www.stern.de
