Personality Crisis: One Night Only

An intimate, affectionate portrait that drifts between cabaret performance and reflective conversation, feeling like a warm, unhurried evening with a shape-shifting raconteur.

Directed by

David Tedeschi, Martin Scorsese

Genres

Documentary, Music

Starring

David Johansen, Penny Arcade, Sylvain Sylvain

Tagline

The band every band loved. The man nobody could define.

Overview

A portrait of musician David Johansen from Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi featuring a live performance at Café Carlyle in New York City, where he performs as Buster Poindexter singing the Johansen songbook, along with new and archival interviews.

How it feels

Warm, melancholic, earnest and whimsical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, music, art, aging

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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