Based on the rock opera album of the same name by The Who, QUADROPHENIA is a coming-of-age drama that takes place in London, 1964. For Jimmy (Phil Daniels in a powerhouse performance) and his sharp-suited, pill-popping, scooter-riding mates, being a mod is a way of life. This is an angry, invigorating and rough-edged story about rebellion and a young man trying to discover who he really is. QUADROPHENIA has come to be regarded as one of the definitive British films of the seventies.
“Both quintessentially British and irrefutably universal.” Film Frenzy
PREY FOR ROCK & ROLL
To celebrate the British Film Institute’s beautiful restoration of SLADE IN FLAME (which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year), Triskel Arts Centre presents a season of classic British rock and roll movies from the 1970s. Besides SLADE IN FLAME, we will also be screening the two ‘Jim MacLaine’ movies starring David Essex (THAT’LL BE THE DAY and STARDUST) and one of the decade’s most notable music-related cult movies: QUADROPHENIA, which is based
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