Essential Cinema: England Made Me: Six Films With The Austin Chronicle’s Richard Whittaker
QUADROPHENIA
Directed by Frank Roddam
UK, 1979, 2h 9min, DCP
Essential Cinema England Made Me: Six Films With The Austin Chronicle’s Richard Whittaker
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“A thrilling testament to youth in revolt”
—Little White Lies
“QUADROPHENIA is a striking and evocative reminder of a bygone age when Britain was … well, basically exactly the same as it is now.”
—The Guardian
“Phil (Daniels) reflects in QUADROPHENIA, all the things I love and hate about British culture.”
—Damon Albarn
Postman Jimmy Cooper becomes Jimmy the Mod and clashes with the rockers in the streets and beaches of Brighton. Director Franc Roddam harkens back to the Angry Young Men and kitchen sink dramas of the ‘50s and ‘60s in this coming-of-age drama loosely based on The Who’s 1973 rock opera of the same name, updated for the punk era. Featuring Sting as the mod leader, Ace Face, and starring Phil Daniels.
