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Swinging London 66-67
Movie - 70mins
Peter Whitehead’s disjointed Swinging London documentary, subtitled “A Pop Concerto,” comprises a number of different “movements,” each depicting a different theme underscored by music: A early version of Pink Floyd’s “Interstellar Overdrive” plays behind some arty nightclub scenes, while Chris Farlowe’s rendition of the Rolling Stones’ “Out of Time” accompanies a young woman’s description of London nightlife and the vacuousness of her own existence. In another segment, the Marquess of Kensington (Robert Wace) croons the nostalgic “Changing of the Guard” to shots of Buckingham Palace’s changing of the guard, and recording act Vashti are seen at work in the studio. Sandwiched between are clips of Mick Jagger (discussing revolution), Andrew Loog Oldham (discussing his future) – and Julie Christie, Michael Caine, Lee Marvin, and novelist Edna O’Brien (each discussing sex). The best part is footage of the riot that interrupted the Stones’ 1966 Royal Albert Hall concert.
Cast:
Sharon
Tate
Edna
O'Brien
Andrew
Loog
Alan
Aldridge
David
Hockney
Vashti
Bunyan
Michael
Caine
Allen
Ginsberg
Mick
Jagger
Julie
Christie
Vanessa
Redgrave
Syd
Barrett
Jim
Brown
Eric
Burdon
Lee
Marvin
Roman
Polanski
Keith
Richards
Christopher
Stamp
Terence
Stamp
Sharon
Tate
Edna
O'Brien
Andrew
Loog
Alan
Aldridge
David
Hockney
Vashti
Bunyan
Michael
Caine
Allen
Ginsberg
Mick
Jagger
Julie
Christie