Feb 18, 20 relive the summer of 1976 in this heartwarming british musical from the producer of billy elliott featuring songs by david bowie, the beach boys, nick drake, elo, and the byrds. In the summer of 1976, keen drama teacher vivienne fights sweltering heat and general teenage apathy to put on an end of year music version. Minnie driver marries david bowie, shakespeare in hunky dory. May 07, 2018 minnie driver born 31 january 1970 is an english actress and singersongwriter. It is set in a welsh secondary school in the boiling hot summer of 1976.
And while it pulls no punches dealing with its themes of addiction and broken dreams, at its heart, hunky dory is an examination of the bond that exists between parents and their. See more ideas about david bowie, david bowie hunky dory and bowie. An e1 entertainment release of a film agency of wales, prescience, in association with aegis film fund presentation of. Recorded at trident studios in july 1971, several days after his glastonbury appearance, hunky dory captures david bowie in transition from the potenhanced rock of the man who sold the world to. With his feature film debut, writerdirector michael curtis johnson has created a thoroughly modern portrait of love, family, and the everelusive search for fame. Im catching a flight to new york for the second phase of ifps narrative filmmaker labs and independent film week with my first feature film hunky dory, a drama about a glam rock dilettante and his elevenyearold son. Watch hunky dory 20 full movie free online streaming tubi. Shes aiming to reinvent shakespeares the tempest as a musical, using contemporary rock n roll songs, but shes having trouble with.
Red carpet interviews for hunky dory with minnie driver, marc evans, and aneurian barnard duration. With tomas pais, edouard holdener, nora rothman, chad borden. Phoneless friday client save the children director fogg. It premiered at the 55th bfi london film festival on. Star minnie driver and director marc evans give the lowdown on their 70s high school musical movie, hunky dory. And all of the celebration of selfdiscovery associated with the era adults are useless. Set in 1976 in a welsh seaside town, the movie follows a group of highschool drama students working on their last show of the summer term under the direction of rebellious, demanding teacher minnie driver. David bowie and william shakespeare form a duo in hunky dory, a film set in wales in 1976 in which an adventurous teacher played by minnie driver gets her students to do a musical version of. Saw the film hunky dory for the first time the other night and knew i had to video about it. Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off.
Everybodys been burned, the man who sold the world, life on mars, strange magic. M arc evanss hunky dory is sentimental, sweetnatured and daft as a brush. It opens with music teacher vivienne working with her students to stage a rock music version of shakespeares the tempest. Hunky dory is a british independent musical film about the trials of an idealistic drama teacher as she tries to put on the endofyear show. Probably alteration of hunky, safe, all right, from obsolete hunk, goal, home in a game, from dutch honk, from frisian hunk. Watch hunky dory 20 full movie free online streaming. Even viv has a limited realm of influence on the troubled personal lives of her students.
An appealing drama set in wales in 1976 about a high school rock opera version of shakespeares the tempest. Hunky dory is a british musical set in south wales in 1976. Hunkydory definition of hunkydory by merriamwebster. Hunky dory is the fourth studio album by english singersongwriter david bowie. South by southwest film festival, narrative spotlight. The musical will feature songs from david bowie, electric light orchestra and the byrds. Strange magic aneurin barnard and danielle branch duration. May 04, 2014 david bowie hunky dory full album nordicsmoking. Hunkydory definition of hunkydory by the free dictionary. Strange magic aneurin barnard and danielle branch youtube. We do know that hunky dory wasnt conjured from nowhere but was preceded by earlier words, i. Relive the summer of 1976 in this glaminfused british musical from the producer of billy elliott, starring minnie driver and featuring songs by david bowie, the beach boys and more.
Hunky dory ciff calgary international film festival. It was his first release through rca, which would be his label for the next decade. When rehearsals finally give way to full, unconventional production numbers, its hard to imagine any way hunky dory could get much better. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. A glam rock dilettantes life takes a dramatic turn when his ex unexpectedly drops their 11yearold son off for the week. From the producer of billy elliot comes this funny, coming of age film featuring songs from artists as diverse as david bowie, lou reed, the. Hunky dory not only represents bowies most engaging album musically, but also finds him once more writing literally enough to let the listener. Also, check out the supporting cast, you may spot a future multiple oscar winner in a very young george mckay. Hunky dory us release trailer 1 20 minnie driver movie.
Its the beginning of the summer of 1976 in south wales. And all of the celebration of selfdiscovery associated with the era. Our video vault features card making tutorials courtesy of the fabu. All of the parents in the film are malevolent or just plain useless. Hunkydory films are a london production company that produce commercials, films and content. Hunkey was in use in the usa by 1861, when it was used in the title of the civil war song a hunkey boy is yankee doodle. Life in 1976 in working class wales was not a piece of cake and the hunky dory orchestra is a fine musical accompaniment to a coming of age film. In true shakespearean form, mandy fancies evan, whos pining.
Club hunkydory tv is your onestopshop for all official hunkydory crafts demonstrations. For example, the film s glorious finale almost took my breath away. Ifps filmmaker labs are a yearlong mentorship program that helps firsttime directors and their teams. Please like andor comment if you enjoyed this and would like to see more. With minnie driver, kristian gwilliam, adam byard, aled pugh. Mar 19, 20 when its indulging in glammedup musical sequences, hunky dory comes to life. But schools not out yet, so viv minnie driver, a fiery high school. It was written by laurence coriat and directed by welsh director marc evans and stars minnie driver, aneurin barnard, kimberley nixon and robert pugh. She was nominated for an academy award for best supporting actress for her performance in the 1997 film good will hunting.
Although not perfect, hunky dory offers much to admire. An e1 entertainment release of a film agency of wales, prescience, in association with aegis film fund presentation of a big pond prods. Together together client haier agency special group australia director trevor clarence. When its indulging in glammedup musical sequences, hunky dory comes to life. We do know that hunkydory wasnt conjured from nowhere but was preceded by earlier words, i. Mar 12, 2012 david bowie and william shakespeare form a duo in hunky dory, a film set in wales in 1976 in which an adventurous teacher played by minnie driver gets her students to do a musical version of. Woods hole film festival special jury award acting napa valley film festival cleveland film festival calgary international film festival florida film festival outfest film festival newfest film festival. Hunkydory films commercials films content production. Set in a welsh comprehensive during the long hot summer of 1976, a keen drama teacher vivienne minnie. Hunkydory from the new album straigt ahead featuring richie alexander.
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