Pink Floyd: The Wall
Drama, Animation, Fantasy, Musical |
1982 |
1hr 35min
CAST: Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, James Laurenson DIRECTOR: Alan Parker SILVER SCREEN SOCIETY | April 12-18, 2024
CAST: Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, James Laurenson DIRECTOR: Alan Parker SILVER SCREEN SOCIETY | April 12-18, 2024
In this visual riff on Pink Floyd's album "The Wall," successful but drugged-out musician Pink (Bob Geldof) is looking back on his isolated childhood from the confines of a Los Angeles hotel room. Through a swirl of flashbacks and chemical-induced hallucinations, Pink recalls his lonely upbringing, during which he built a symbolic wall to the world as he coped with the death of his father (James Laurenson) and the overbearing ways of his mother (Christine Hargreaves).
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Reviews
Parker's visual synthesis with the music, much aided by Scarfe's rip-roaring visions of doom and destruction which turn light into darkness at the flick of a pen rather than a switch, is almost perfect.Derek Malcolm, Guardian
A stunning portrayal of a slide from isolation into madness. And the music rocks, too--bonus.Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com
