Rent Quadrophenia: A Way of Life (1979)
3.7 of 5 from 109 ratings
1h 54min
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- Synopsis:
- London, 1964. Two rival youth cults emerge - the mods and the rockers - with explosive consequences. For Jimmy (Phil Daniels) and his sharp-suited, pill-popping, scooter-riding mates, being a mod is a way of life, it's their generation. Together they head off to Brighton for an orgy of drugs, thrills and violent confrontation against the rockers. Will Jimmy emerge a hero or will he be disillusioned by his way of life?
- Actors:
- Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Phil Davis, Mark Wingett, Sting, Ray Winstone, Garry Cooper, Gary Shail, Toyah Willcox, Trevor Laird, Kate Williams, Michael Elphick, Kim Neve, Benjamin Whitrow, Daniel Peacock, Jeremy Child, John Phillips, Timothy Spall, Olivier Pierre, George Innes
- Directors:
- Franc Roddam
- Producers:
- Roy Baird, Bill Curbishley
- Writers:
- Dave Humphries, Martin Stellman, Franc Roddam, Pete Townshend
- Aka:
- Quadrophenia: A Way of Life
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Music & Musicals
- Collections:
- The Golden Age of British Pop Musicals, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1979
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 29/11/2011
- Run Time:
- 120 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, German DTS 5.1, Italian DTS 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0
- Subtitles:
- Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Feature Commentary with Franc Roddam, Phil Daniels and Leslie Ash
- A Way of Life: Making 'Quadrophenia'
- On Location with Franc
- Trailer
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Reviews (1) of Quadrophenia: A Way of Life
Probably won't work if you don't like the album, but... - Quadrophenia: A Way of Life review by Steve
Cinematic version of The Who's classic concept album plays like a return to the kitchen sink values of the early sixties (which is when the action is set). Quadrophenia elects for an unglamorous presentation of working class locations, distant from most of the usual chic of the decade; though the teenage mods do long for the elegant materialism that is hoarded elsewhere, and the status that will always be out of reach. The story, lifted from the impressionistic lyrics of the rock opera is mostly reportage; the amphetamines, the mod sound, the beach fights and the knee tremblers. But the film fuses with the soundtrack brilliantly, offering a profound empathy for adolescent yearning. This stems from Phil Daniel's authentic performance, and from Pete Townshend's songwriting, particularly the ethereal, spiritual ache of I'm One and Love Reign O'er Me. One of the great films about the brief tragic metamorphosis that happens between being a teenager, and being a wage slave.
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