Way of the Morris (2010)

Directed by

Rob Curry, Tim Plester

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 04m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows people who practice Morris dancing, a traditional English folk dance. It shows the dancers and the culture around the activity.

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What happens

Way of the Morris is a 2011 64-minute documentary about Morris dancing by Tim Plester and Rob Curry. The film received preview screenings at the Purcell Room in London's Southbank Centre as part of an Arts Council funded festival, "5,000 Morris Dancers." It premiered at the 2011 SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas. The film was self-released by Fifth Column Films in UK Cinemas in September 2011. Reviews were positive, with a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 100% based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. It was later broadcast on Sky in the UK and New Zealand. Andrew Pulver of The Guardian called it "undeniably charming." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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