Hail the New Puritan (1987)
- Directed by
- Charles Atlas
- Genre
- music, tv movie, drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A fictionalized documentary follows Scottish dancer Michael Clark through a day of rehearsals and preparation for a performance with his dance company. The movie blends real rehearsal footage with mock interviews and punk-inspired music.
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What happens
Hail the New Puritan is a 1986 British fictionalized documentary about the Scottish dancer and choreographer Michael Clark. It was directed by Charles Atlas. Production design is by Leigh Bowery, who also appears. Much of the music is by The Fall, and Mark E. Smith and Brix Smith appear in a mock interview with Clark. Additional music is provided by Glenn Branca, Bruce Gilbert (of Wire), and Jeffrey Hinton. Using a faux-cinéma vérité style, Atlas depicts a day in Clark's life as he and his company prepare for a performance of New Puritans (1984). The company at that time included Gaby Agis, Leslie Bryant, Matthew Hawkins, Julie Hood, and Ellen van Schuylenburch. The film was broadcast on 21 May 1986 on Channel 4's "Dance on 4" program (on Channel 4). It is distributed on DVD and VHS by Electronic Arts Intermix. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Cinderela (1987)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.