Simon Pummell's majestically ambitious work culls images from over 100 years of archived footage, in order to encompass the whole of human experience in his representation of the life process. Incorporating film and digital mediums, and black and white and colour photography, the film is accompanied by a remarkable score by .. Read more
| Director | Simon Pummell |
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| Genres | Documentary |
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Simon Pummell's majestically ambitious work culls images from over 100 years of archived footage, in order to encompass the whole of human experience in his representation of the life process. Incorporating film and digital mediums, and black and white and colour photography, the film is accompanied by a remarkable score by Radiohead's Johnny Greenwood. Pummell selected images that he imagined would remain profoundly resonant even 500 years hence, depicting stages of life that humans experience universally. Arranged according to the cycle of life and development, the images are organised according to birth, growth and play, sexual discovery, nourishment, war, death, and transcendence. This stringing-together of cultural archetypes weaves a kind of updated mythology, reflecting a humanistic belief in the interconnection of all humankind. Inspiring and visually astounding, the filmmakers manage to touch upon a multitude of fundamental, existential questions with their far-reaching, all-encompassing narrative. BODYSONG was the recipient of the Best Documentary Feature Award at the British Independent Film Awards.
| Director | Simon Pummell |
|---|---|
| Studio | BFI VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 18 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 18 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Documentary |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 2003 To Rent: DVD: not available Blu-ray: not available |
Moving from the micro (spermatozoa advancing on an egg) to the macro (Earth suspended in space), this first... read more on Time Out
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Ambitious but flawed piece of film
Simon Pummell goes for the big one in 'Body Song', nothing less than the story of life, from conception to death and covering the whole range of human ... read more »
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great footage
I was really mesmerised by this collection of images, the earlier ones made my heart lift whereas the later ones were difficult to watch; the whole thing was a ... read more »
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Not for me
I approached this film with an open mind and was intrigued as to how the director was going to work with Jonny Greenwood's interesting score, which I have ... read more »
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Getting on
This is beginning to look its age. The print is faded and a bit dull (and I don't mean the archive footage). But as a documentary on human life it still ... read more »
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