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Italo Disco: The Sparkling Sound of the 80s
Italo Disco: The Sparkling Sound of the 80s

Italo Disco: The Sparkling Sound of the 80s

The sound of an era often told but not always understood

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The history of italo disco, a musical genre that conquered the world during the incredible eighties, the most cybernetic decade; a style that was not just another kind of dance-pop music, but also the origin of an aesthetic, a true social phenomenon and the creative center of a very profitable industry.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

62 mins

Rating

7.333/10

Release Date

29 October 2021

Country

France

Cast

Jonas Kvarnstrom

Jonas Kvarnstrom

Self - Narrator (voice)

Michelangelo La Bionda

Michelangelo La Bionda

Self

Carmelo La Bionda

Carmelo La Bionda

Self

Sabrina Salerno

Sabrina Salerno

Self

Roberto Zanetti

Roberto Zanetti

Self

Stefano Righi

Stefano Righi

Self

Pierluigi Giombini

Pierluigi Giombini

Self

Linda Jo Rizzo

Linda Jo Rizzo

Self

Daniele Baldelli

Daniele Baldelli

Self

Helmut Josef Geier

Helmut Josef Geier

Self

Mathias Modica

Mathias Modica

Self

Claudio Casalini

Claudio Casalini

Self

Flemming Dalum

Flemming Dalum

Self

Ivo Stefano Germano

Ivo Stefano Germano

Self

Christa Mikulski

Christa Mikulski

Self

Eckhart Schmidt

Eckhart Schmidt

Self

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