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

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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