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Marvin Gaye - Visionär des Soul

2026

A warm, reverent portrait that lets the music and the man's contradictions breathe, informative but rarely probing.

Directed by
Schyda Vasseghi
Genres
Documentary, Music
Starring
Marvin Gaye, Dan Dombrowe, Hadnet Tesfai
Overview
He was the gentle rebel of soul: Marvin Gaye, one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. With his unmistakable voice and hits, he left an indelible mark on American pop culture—one that endures to this day.

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Directed by
Schyda Vasseghi
Genres
Documentary, Music
Starring
Marvin Gaye, Dan Dombrowe, Hadnet Tesfai
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • art
  • identity
  • race
  • grief
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
documentary, music
Directed by
Schyda Vasseghi
Starring
Marvin Gaye, Dan Dombrowe, Hadnet Tesfai, Jamie Lidell, David Ritz, Pascale Cousaert, Franziska Lauter, George Shaw
Country
Germany
Languages
English, French, German

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