Hunky Dory
Hunky Dory
Synopsis
It is the summer of 1976, the hottest summer in living memory, and keen drama teacher Vivienne fights sweltering heat and general teenage apathy to put on a school musical of her version of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'. To get the kids engaged, she weaves the play around their favourite pop songs, using the hits of the day by artists as diverse as David Bowie, Lou Reed, The Beach Boys, Simon and Garfunkel, Dusty Springfield and Electric Light Orchestra. The music is sung and performed by a fresh and enormously talented group of young actors led by rising star Aneurin Barnard. The result is a film that is in turn touching, life affirming, funny and nostalgic, and a love letter to the music of the period.
Details
- Year
- 2011
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 107 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
- Marc Evans
- Producer
- Jon Finn, Dan Lupovitz
- Executive Producer
- Pauline Burt, Christopher Figg, James Gallimore, Keith Potter, Robert Whitehouse
- Screenwriter
- Laurence Coriat
- Director of Photography
- Charlotte Bruus Christensen
- Music
- Joby Talbot
- Principal Cast
- Minnie Driver, Aneurin Barnard
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 4th February 2011
