45worlds
Cinema



Lawrence Of Belgravia

Year:2011
Country:  UK
Language:English
Genre:Documentary, Music, Cult
IMDB:IMDB Page
Rating:8.5  Rate
Collection:  Seen It     Wishlist 
Community: 2 Have Seen


DirectorPaul Kelly [UK]
Selected CastLawrence [Lawrence Hayward] as Self
 Sarah Cracknell as Self
 Vic Godard as Self
SoundtrackFelt
 Denim
 Go-Kart Mozart


Images



Comments and Reviews
 
Dr Doom SUBS
17th Aug 2016
 Rated 9/10
An amazing and affectionate portrait of cult musician Lawrence who fronted a different band roughly every decade 80s (Felt), 90s (Denim) and 00s (Go-Kart Mozart) - This was quite certainly thought out in detail but like most of Lawrence's plans things don't work out quite as well as he'd hoped, leaving him forever to be a 'Cult Hero' rather than the Pop-Star he longs to be.

The documentary was shot over 8 years and it's pretty much driven by Lawrence's amazing charisma and self deprecating wit. If you want a detailed biographical timeline of Felt/Denim/Go-Kart Mozart then look elsewhere. I'm sure you could watch this documentary without knowing anything about these bands and still enjoy it enormously, it's very funny, sometimes even when it's not supposed to be.

The film doesn't really go into Lawrence's darker history (mental health issues and substance abuse) but you are left with the overall message that Lawrence is an artist in the purest form. He has struggled for his art for decades with no great financial rewards but is ever optimistic and creative. He's a cult hero but he's also a hero full stop.

6 people found this review helpful.   ✔︎ Helpful Review?
 


Add a Comment or Review about this movie


This Movie:  Add Image  :  Add Video  :  Add Missing Info  :  Make Correction  :  Add to List  :  Add See Also  :  Add Tag  :  Edit Images  :  Show Image Data  :  Credits  :  BBCode
45worlds website ©2024  :  Homepage  :  Search  :  Sitemap  :  Help Page  :  Privacy  :  Terms  :  Contact  :  Share This Page  :  Like us on Facebook
Vinyl Albums  :  Live Music  :  78 RPM  :  CD Albums  :  CD Singles  :  12" Singles  :  7" Singles  :  Tape Media  :  Classical Music  :  Music Memorabilia  :  Cinema  :  TV Series  :  DVD & Blu-ray  :  Magazines  :  Books  :  Video Games  :  Create Your Own World
Latest  »  Items  :  Comments  :  Price Guide  :  Reviews  :  Ratings  :  Images  :  Lists  :  Videos  :  Tags  :  Collected  :  Wanted  :  Top 50  :  Random
45worlds for music, movies, books etc  :  45cat for 7" singles  :  45spaces for hundreds more worlds