In a Silent Way
“How do you make a film about Talk Talk, when the band refuses to participate or let their music be used in films?”
2020•1h 28m•10.0•Released
DocumentaryMusic
A film crew crisscrosses England trying to unravel the mystery surrounding a record released 30 years earlier, 'Spirit of Eden', that defined the passage from light to shadow of its makers, the band Talk Talk and its lead singer Mark Hollis. From overwhelming obstacles to unpredictable encounters, their journey soon turns into an organic quest. With silence as a horizon line. And punk as a philosophy, thinking that music is accessible to all and that the human spirit is above the technique.
Director
Gwenaël Breës
Writer
Gwenaël Breës
Languages
English, French
Studio
Dérives
Cast
Jim Irvin
Self
Ian Curnow
Self
Phill Brown
Self
Simon Edwards
Self
Martin Ditcham
Self
James Marsh
Self
Wilko Johnson
Self
Barrie Masters
Self
Lew Lewis
Self
Mark Hollis
Self (Archive)
Production
Company
Dérives
Company
Savage Film
Company
CBA
Company
RTBF
Company
Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB
Company
Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds
Producer
Julie Freres
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