Why is a fifty-year-old still obsessed with his favorite teenage band? That's what Pinchas Schatz tries to answer in this documentary about Sparks fans.
Pinchas Schatz | 2014 | Israel | 56'
Many consider it the best unfamous band in the world. Sparks began recording albums in 1971, and has influenced older pop stars, from Morrissey to Pet Shop Boys, although without ever achieving a song as a radio hit. In the year in which the Mael brothers duo has gained new momentum thanks to their album with Franz Ferdinand, this documentary reviews the obsession it generates among its fans, whom the director follows across several countries. Some are unknown subjects, others are famous rockers (like Jello Biafra and Joe Elliott, the singer of Def Leppard). Who are more eccentric? Sparks or his followers?
PROTAGONIST(S): Sparks, Tony Visconti, Gemma Ray, Kristian Hoffman, Jonathan Bar Giora, Izhar Ashdot, Yair Nitzani, Joe Elliott, Jello Biafra.
SCREENWRITER(S): Jonathan Bar-Giora, Pinchas Schatz
PRODUCER(ES): Gidi Avivi
PARTICIPATION IN FESTIVALS: Haifa International Film Festival.
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: English and Hebrew
Many consider it the best unfamous band in the world. Sparks began recording albums in 1971, and has influenced older pop stars, from Morrissey to Pet Shop Boys, although without ever achieving a song as a radio hit. In the year in which the Mael brothers duo has gained new momentum thanks to their album with Franz Ferdinand, this documentary reviews the obsession it generates among its fans, whom the director follows across several countries. Some are unknown subjects, others are famous rockers (like Jello Biafra and Joe Elliott, the singer of Def Leppard). Who are more eccentric? Sparks or his followers?
PROTAGONIST(S): Sparks, Tony Visconti, Gemma Ray, Kristian Hoffman, Jonathan Bar Giora, Izhar Ashdot, Yair Nitzani, Joe Elliott, Jello Biafra.
SCREENWRITER(S): Jonathan Bar-Giora, Pinchas Schatz
PRODUCER(ES): Gidi Avivi
PARTICIPATION IN FESTIVALS: Haifa International Film Festival.
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: English and Hebrew
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