Jarmusch’s ‘love letter’ to Iggy Pop at Cannes

ROCK LEGEND: Jim Jarmusch, left, and US singer Iggy Pop pose for the film “Gimme Danger” at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes. (AFP)

CANNES: With plenty of writhing, stage-diving and drug-taking, American director Jim Jarmusch’s new documentary “Gimme Danger” on the iconic punk rockers Iggy Pop and the Stooges premiered in Cannes Thursday.
The 69-year-old Iggy Pop, real name James Osterberg, then struck a series of bizarre poses before grabbing one of the photographer’s cameras and entering the snappers’ melee.
From the moment Iggy Pop decided to quit drums because he was “tired of looking at someone’s butt” to his first stage dive and adoption of the dog collar as a fashion statement, “Gimme Danger” charts the numerous rises and falls of one of history’s most influential bands.
“I have been calling it a love letter to the Stooges. Why the Stooges? To me they are basically the greatest rock band ever,” Jarmusch said in Cannes.