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DAVID HOLMES AND ANDY VOTEL: PSYCHEDELIC SUNDOWN
SUNDAY 29 MARCH
9PM
THE MENAGERIE
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£7
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For this special commission, Jameson Belfast Film Festival have asked David Holmes and Andy Votel to score to classic ‘60s psychedelic films; Valerie and Her Week of Wonders and Daisies.
Holmes and Votel will tackle a film each and take you through the films with their extensive collection of Pysche, Folk and Library music.
A surrealist comedy way ahead of its time, Daisies uses unconventional film techniques in its telling of two girls' wholeheartedly creative way of destroying what surrounds them. An exemplary film in the Czech New Wave movement, Daisies was banned and found director Vera Chytilová out of work. With very little narrative structure, the slapstick antics of the two protagonists, both named Marie, are uniquely funny and subversive. Daisies remains difficult for mainstream audiences, yet undoubtedly appears to be a visionary exploration of youth gone wild.
Inspired by fairy-tales such as Alice in Wonderland and Little Red-Riding Hood, "Valerie and her Week of Wonders" is a surreal tale in which love, fear, sex and religion merge into one fantastic world. Whether viewed as a political allegory or a simple cautionary fable, the film could likely succeed on either level, though Jires' damning view of organised religion shines through with distinct and unmistakable clarity no matter how the film is interpreted. Jires succeeds in creating an unsettling atmosphere that's as effective as it is unpredictable.
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