Леонид Александровский
27 October 2017
A portrait of Morrissey and his early life in 1970s Manchester before he went on to become the lead singer of seminal alternative rock band The Smiths.
An
amusing and evocative portrait of singer-songwriter Steven Patrick
Morrissey, focused on his young adult years in Manchester. Set in the
1970s as his ambitions to be a musician developed, but before he went on
to become lead singer of seminal 1980s band The Smiths, this is
Morrissey (beautifully played by rising star Jack Lowden) brimming with
youthful arrogance, but searching to find his place in the musical
world. A would-be writer, he sends letter after letter to the New Musical
Express, but finds himself forced to take a job at the local tax office
to help his family. He is constantly taking time off to spend time with
London-bound local art student Linder (an entrancing Jessica Brown
Findlay) or hiding on the office roof to write lyrics. Made with a
wonderfully wry sense of humour, it presents a fish-out-of-water
Morrissey, intent on railing on those around him, but also too shy and
insecure at times to break from the mainstream.
Edinbourgh International Film Festival - participation