London Trilogy, A: The Films of St Etienne

Synopsis: Three films documenting London’s environment and landscapes set to music by the band St Etienne. FINISTERRE (2003, Paul Kelly and Kieran Evans) is an evocative homage to London, featuring a host of London voices and soundtracked by songs from the Saint Etienne album of the same name. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TODAY MERVYN DAY? (2005, Paul Kelly) explores the history of East London’s Lower Lea Valley before it was redeveloped to become the Olympic Park. THIS IS TOMORROW (2007, Paul Kelly): documents the renovation and reopening of the Royal Festival Hall on London’s South Bank and includes interviews with the Hall’s designers past and present.

Extras include a number of short films: TODAY’S SPECIAL - three films about London’s disappearing cafes; BANKSY IN LONDON, which documents a number of the artist’s works that are no longer in situ; SEVEN SUMMERS (2012, 10 mins) in which Sarah Cracknell narrates a follow up to MERVYN DAY, which revisits the Lea Valley seven years on from the making of that film.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2013
Subjects: Art; Geography
Keywords: cities; London; Olympic Games; Banksy; Olympic park; psychogeography

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