Riprendere Berlino - Afterhours

What this video is

Released in April 2008 as the third single from 'I Milanesi Ammazzano Il Sabato' — Afterhours' eighth studio album and their first for a major label (Universal Music) — 'Riprendere Berlino' arrived at a moment of high artistic ambition and commercial breakthrough for the Milan-based band. The album title references a noir novel by Giorgio Scerbanenco and thematically addresses urban alienation and Milanese inertia.…

Why it matters

Afterhours are widely regarded as the undisputed leaders of Italian alternative rock alongside Marlene Kuntz. 'Riprendere Berlino' represents a melodically accessible entry point into their schizophrenic 2008 album, and its 1960s-inflected performance video reflects a broader pan-European indie…

The director

Co-directors credited on the 'Riprendere Berlino' video (2008). Mr. Maciunas is an Italian pseudonymous director active in the Italian indie music video scene in the late 2000s. Massimiliano Bartolini is a co-director on this project. Both worked under…