Two Tony Palmer documentaries in one go.
All my loving
Tony Palmer | 1977 | England | 53’
This documentary narrated in chorus is considered Tony Palmer's first masterpiece. This is how the director remembers its origin: «There were all these great artists and groups, like Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Cream or The Who, without receiving the serious coverage they deserved from the major media. John [Lennon] then told me that it was my duty to get them on television. I asked him: "What can I do? I'm new to the BBC and I don't have contacts with any of these gangs." He replied: "I'll do the introductions, you take care of the rest." (Spanish subtitles).
The Wigan Casino
Tony Palmer | 1975 | England | 28’
This documentary generated great enthusiasm when it was shown on English television in the seventies. Tony Palmer portrayed the "Northern soul" scene in what was then considered its epicenter, the now defunct Wigan Casino, in an industrial town in the north of England. It is the type of record that acts as a time capsule: young people from a working-class town in clash with their parents, rehearsing new dance steps as a code of belonging, animated by retro music in a place that no longer exists. The director remembers: «What I experienced there was fascinating, hypnotic: the floor packed with people, in the dark, those amazing dances. If popular music has any value – which it does – it is because it comes from the streets and gives a voice to the people.
Tony Palmer | 1977 | England | 53’
This documentary narrated in chorus is considered Tony Palmer's first masterpiece. This is how the director remembers its origin: «There were all these great artists and groups, like Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Cream or The Who, without receiving the serious coverage they deserved from the major media. John [Lennon] then told me that it was my duty to get them on television. I asked him: "What can I do? I'm new to the BBC and I don't have contacts with any of these gangs." He replied: "I'll do the introductions, you take care of the rest." (Spanish subtitles).
The Wigan Casino
Tony Palmer | 1975 | England | 28’
This documentary generated great enthusiasm when it was shown on English television in the seventies. Tony Palmer portrayed the "Northern soul" scene in what was then considered its epicenter, the now defunct Wigan Casino, in an industrial town in the north of England. It is the type of record that acts as a time capsule: young people from a working-class town in clash with their parents, rehearsing new dance steps as a code of belonging, animated by retro music in a place that no longer exists. The director remembers: «What I experienced there was fascinating, hypnotic: the floor packed with people, in the dark, those amazing dances. If popular music has any value – which it does – it is because it comes from the streets and gives a voice to the people.
Sala A1 (Edificio A, piso 1)
$2,500 General Presale.
$3,000 General.
$3,000 General.
Dec 10, 2015
Thu, 9 p.m.
Room A1
Building A, floor 1
Building A, floor 1
$2,500 General Presale.
$3,000 General.
$3,000 General.