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Mystify: Michael Hutchence is a 2019 documentary film about the life of musician, actor and singer-songwriter Michael Hutchence, lead vocalist of the Australian rock band INXS. It is written and directed by Richard Lowenstein and relies primarily on rare archive footage, outtakes , private home video and audio commentary provided by friends, ex ...
- $1.1 million
- Warren Ellis
Jul 4, 2019 · Mystify: Michael Hutchence: Directed by Richard Lowenstein. With Michael Hutchence, Dennis Farriss, INXS, Andrew Farriss. A documentary feature about the troubled heart and soul of Michael Hutchence, lead singer and songwriter of INXS.
- (2.6K)
- Documentary, Biography, Music
- Richard Lowenstein
- 2019-07-04
- Michael’s family was surprised he wanted to be a frontman because he was so introverted. Tina Hutchence, Michael’s half-sister, recalls a time when she was managing the kids’ wear section of a department store and needed Michael and his brother to participate in a fashion show.
- When it came to making music, he was a natural. In the early part of INXS’ career, Hutchence loved recording. “He was always the first person to arrive at the studio,” producer Chris Thomas says in the film, as “What You Need” plays.
- He felt he had to compartmentalize himself to manage fame. When the band’s Kick album became a sextuple-platinum megahit, Hutchence had to get over his innate shyness quickly and figure out a way to navigate all the attention.
- He impressed Bono greatly. “I remember asking Michael what his definition of rock & roll was,” the U2 singer recalls of his late friend in a reverent tone.
Archival footage, private home movies and intimate interviews offer insight into the extraordinary life and career of former INXS singer Michael Hutchence.
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- Passion Pictures
- Richard Lowenstein
- Documentary, Biography, Music
Oct 21, 2019 · Last modified on Mon 21 Oct 2019 05.56 EDT. R ichard Lowenstein’s long-gestating documentary Mystify: Michael Hutchence has finally arrived after a decade in the works. In a sense, the...
Mystify: Michael Hutchence delves beneath the public persona of the charismatic frontman of chart-topping band INXS and reveals a multifaceted, intensely sensitive and complex man. Features interviews with Kylie Minogue, Bono of U2, and many more. 1,616 IMDb 7.3 1 h 42 min 2020. X-Ray 16+.
Apr 26, 2019 · “Mystify” — a portrayal of charismatic INXS singer Michael Hutchence, who committed suicide in 1997 at the age of 37 — makes powerful use of family and personal footage to tell the story of a...
