Acclaimed on its release a quarter of a century ago as the most exciting, stirring and perceptive youth film since REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE, QUADROPHENIA was the sensational feature debut from Franc Roddam and both a celebration and eulogy for the Mod life. Like TOMMY before it, the film was based on a concept album by ‘The Who’ and became an instant cult classic both here and in America influencing an entire generation of film-makers. Deliberately naturalistic, the film centres on a remarkable recreation of the world of the Mods and Rockers in the mid ‘60s, brilliantly capturing the essence of the era and starkly portraying the notorious pitched battles on the Brighton seafront. Featuring superb performances, by a then unknown cast.
We are delighted to welcome members of the cast and crew to celebrate the film’s 25th birthday.
For details on guided walks to the film’s Brighton locations, visit: www.brightonwalks.com/quadrophenia
CINECITY would like to dedicate this special screening of QUADROPHENIA to the memory CINECITY would like to dedicate this special screening of QUADROPHENIA to the memory of Pete McCarthy, Brighton’s own celebrated author, comedian and Quadrophenia extra.of Pete McCarthy, Brighton’s own celebrated author, comedian and Quadrophenia extra.
Home Movie Day is presented by SEFVA in Hove Museum’s Education Room.
Hove was a key centre of early European film production. Sussex film-makers, George Albert Smith and James Williamson (above) made highly inventive trick films and comedies and contributed to the birth of film editing. Titles including: THE MILLER AND THE SWEEP (Smith, 1897), THE KISS BEHIND THE CLOTHES LINE (Smith, 1897), SANTA CLAUS (Smith, 1898), LET ME DREAM AGAIN (Smith, 1900), WASHING THE SWEEP (Williamson, 1899), A BIG SWALLOW (Williamson, 1901) will screen before selected features at the Duke of York’s during CINECITY.
SEFVA SHORTS
Extracts from a range of Brighton & Hove films from the SEFVA collection will also screen during the festival. These films capture the changing nature of the city as captured by amateur and professional camera operators. SEFVA’s Brighton & Hove collection includes seaside scenes from 1913, the launch of SS Brighton swimming pool, preparations for war in 1939 and the seafront in the 1950s. SEFVA
The South East Film & Video Archive at the University of Brighton collects, preserves and promotes the use of the region’s moving image heritage. SEFVA is funded by Screen South, the local authorities of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, the Heritage Lottery Fund and is part of the AHRB Centre for British Film & TV Studies.