Scott Walker - 30th Century Man details
| Formats: | 15 DVD, Blu-ray, LOVEFiLM Instant |
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| Starring: | Scott Walker, Damon Albarn, Dot Allison, Marc Almond, David Bowie, Jarvis Cocker, Rob Ellis |
| Directors: | Stephen Kijak |
| Genres: | Documentary, Music/Musical - Musical |
| Studio: | FUSION MEDIA |
| Collections: | Music Documentary, Tenuous Numbers |
| Title | Runtime | Certificate | |
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Scott Walker - 30th Century Man |
1hr 35 mins | 15 |
LOVEFiLM Instant Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 35 minutes |
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| Rental release: | To be confirmed |
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Good revealing docu-film of the golden voiced artist.
By PaulaWestwood (397 reviews) from Ashton-Under-Lyne , 23 May 2007[Highly rated reviewer]
Now I will start by saying one of my all time favourite tracks is 'No Regrets', and 'Sun Ain't Gonna Shine' and 'Make it Easy on Yourself' aren't too shabby either., and the documentary, though slightly overlong, works well.
That said, and the tracks above being really Walker Brothers collaboration, solo I am not sure of the value to the normal man in the street of Walkers catalogue of work.
I know this might cause some consternation, but do you know when you have the feeling the artist has dissapeared into his own self indulgent realm, that the output is purely for the performer rather than his audience and the 'art' has taken over the 'artist'... well this appears to be a point in question.
Several music notaries (Malc Almond, Bowie, Eno etc), remark on the influential but slow (10 years on 1 album) output, and not to demean the mans work, the oddity of the output since the late 70's leaves you with the strong feeling of a person who has dissapeared up his own you know what !!!
Personally, although he says clearly in the film he is not interested in 'commercial' music, I am not a high brow 'muso' but do love music immensely, therefore I feel that we have missed a great output of music that has been soaked up in chordless arty 'noise', and as such I feel cheated of a great talent and his music.
Pity... as the voice is pure gold and the early work is still major hall of fame stuff . Sorry fans, hope you get what I am saying - this is still definately worth a watch !- Was this review helpful to you?
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(24)Will grow on you
By beallenuk (3 reviews) from London , 30 May 2010I rented this DVD and sent it back almost straight away, only partially viewed. However, the images and storyline, as well as the sheer range of the music, stayed with me. Soon I was buying the music and thinking I had to see this film again. I’ve since watched it three times, once with the director’s commentary on. You’ve got to hand it to Scott Walker – he is a thoroughly compelling man and artist. In this film we don’t find out much about the man (I am sure that was ‘the deal’) and it doesn’t matter because he’s riveting just talking about his work. He doesn’t seem irritable or that uncomfortable, and in fact displays a quiet dignity which I’m glad Stephen Kijak didn’t compromise by bringing on the Bunny Girl who introduced him to Jacques Brel in 1966. (Kijak says in the commentary he would have liked to have done this!).
A few niggles: most of the stills relate very directly to what is being said, but when Scott mentions Hollywood stars ‘like Lana Turner’, the rostrum camera pulls back from Ava Gardner. Then there is a clip of the ‘first televised performance’ by the Walker Brothers – which clearly postdates the Shindig ones that are on YouTube (the only time Walker has ever in his life looked goofy, by the way). Later on, when the failure of Scott 4 is under discussion, there is a bad edit back to Walker talking about ‘it’ being in 3/4 time. At this point, he is talking about Scott 3.
Other than that – good viewing!- Was this review helpful to you?
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Just plain dull
By DandM2 (2 reviews) from Woking , 26 Apr 2010This documentary is likely to be of no interest to those who have never been fans of Scott Walker. Also it is likely to make fans of Scott from his Walker Brothers days wish they could just remember him as he was then.- Was this review helpful to you?
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INSPIRATIONAL FILM/INFLUENTIAL FIGURE
By RobertMakin (21 reviews) from Watford , 10 Jan 2010From David Bowie and Julian Cope to Jarvis Cocker and recent bands such The Last Shadow Puppets, Scott Walker's music continues to influence each new generation of song writers. Raised in the states and kick starting his career with the immensely successful pop group The Walker Brothers, Scott soon tired of his pop star image, relocated to London and recorded several solo albums that would find him chart success in the U.K and an infallible cult status. Walker's genius lay in his powers of poetic observation and his ability to see the poignancy within everyday life's seemingly dull passing moments. With a fantastic contrast of lyrical realism and epic orchestrations, Walker created some of the most unforgettable music of his time. During the seventies he drifted into obscurity only to emerge as cult icon and mythical figure during the eighties. Constantly experimenting with the recording process, treading new ground and creating beyond his comfort zone, Scott Walker's forward thinking attitude towards music is something to be admired. Featuring rare interviews with the usually reclusive and impenetrable Walker, 30th Century man is an incredibly insightful film detailing the life and creative process of one of musics true mavericks.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Scott Walker - 30th Century Man (2006)
By a customer from London, England , 25 Oct 2009I at least expected to see full length songs. No way. It's a documentary. Songs/original videos playing and people talking over them. Disappointed.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Walker
By a customer from EDINBURGH , 26 Jun 2009Fascinating if overlong documentary concerning maverick american music maker scott walker .
Personally id like to have heard more about his classic 60s recordings , but it was interesting enough and featured a good interview with the man himself and comments from star admirers .- Was this review helpful to you?
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