To mark the BFI’s release of London: The Modern Babylon, we’re giving you the chance to win a copy of the film signed by the director Julien Temple!
Narrated through a century of music and film archive treasures, this incredibly moving and compelling film tells the story of London’s epic journey through 100 years of cultural upheaval and reinvention.
From the director of The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle (1979) and Absolute Beginners (1986), London: The Modern Babylon is a kaleidoscope of TV and film clips, photos, graffiti and paintings, poetry extracts, advertising images and album covers.
Energised by an extraordinary soundtrack including iconic tracks from the Sex Pistols, The Clash, Small Faces, Lily Allen, Pink Floyd, Roxy Music, The Kinks, Madness, Bob Marley and many more, the collage of image and sound is glued together by interviews with contemporary London characters.
“It’s essentially a hopeful film about a vibrant city forever renewing itself…...
Narrated through a century of music and film archive treasures, this incredibly moving and compelling film tells the story of London’s epic journey through 100 years of cultural upheaval and reinvention.
From the director of The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle (1979) and Absolute Beginners (1986), London: The Modern Babylon is a kaleidoscope of TV and film clips, photos, graffiti and paintings, poetry extracts, advertising images and album covers.
Energised by an extraordinary soundtrack including iconic tracks from the Sex Pistols, The Clash, Small Faces, Lily Allen, Pink Floyd, Roxy Music, The Kinks, Madness, Bob Marley and many more, the collage of image and sound is glued together by interviews with contemporary London characters.
“It’s essentially a hopeful film about a vibrant city forever renewing itself…...
- 10/30/2012
- by Competitions
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