Learning on ScreenHunky Dory
- Synopsis
- Feature film set in Swansea, South Wales in the hot summer of 1976. Vivienne Mae (Driver) teaches drama at a comprehensive school and rehearses a rock opera version of The Tempest (using the music of David Bowie) with her final year students amid opposition from the more conservative members of staff.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2011
- Duration
- 110 mins
Credits
- Director
- Marc Evans
- Producer
- Jon Finn
- Cinematographer
- Charlotte Bruus Christensen
- Screenplay
- Laurence Coriat
- Music
- Joby Talbot
- Production Design
- Jacqueline Abrahams
- Costume
- Stewart Meacham
- Cast
Robert Pugh Headmaster (Prospero) Aneurin Barnard Davy (Ferdinand) Minnie Driver Vivienne Mae Owen Teale Davy’s dad
Additional Details
- Production type
- Operas and Musicals
- Plays
- Tempest, The
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rock music; Teen movie; Student productions
Notes
- Notes
- Released on DVD 2012.
- General
- The title of the film is taken from David Bowie’s fourth album.
- History
- The World Premiere was at the 55th London Film Festival, 2011. A Q&A with the creative team (including Minnie Driver) at the NFT posted on YouTube (accessed 3/2012).
- Reviews
- "Marc Evans’s HUNKY DORY is sentimental, sweet-natured and daft as a brush". Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian (1 March 2012).
Production Company
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.amazon.co.uk External site opens in new window
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