A Curious Life (2014)

0.0/10 78 min Documentary Music

Overview

Borne out of the anarcho-squatting free-festival scene of the eighties the Levellers have survived over 25 years of music press vitriol, drink and drug addictions as well as many barren years in the wilderness. But the band had seven consecutive gold albums throughout the 90s, sold out their own festival for the last ten years and run their own creative centre, the Metway. Via the eccentric artist, archivist, whiskey loving bassist Jeremy Cunningham we are taken on a journey; how the band rose to fame and how they survived. A potted history of 25 years of subsidised dysfunctionalism. An uplifting tale of battling demons, that reminds us that behind every band there is always a story of struggle for expression, acceptance and survival.

Cast

Dunstan Bruce

Self - Interviewer

Billy Bragg

Self (voice)

Recommendations

Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
The Velvet Underground
Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly
Bad 25
One Direction: This Is Us
The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
Joy Division
Elvis on Tour
20 Feet from Stardom
Crossfire Hurricane
The Last Waltz
That's Entertainment, Part II
Thriller 40
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Justin Bieber's Believe
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
Beware of Mr. Baker
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones