The future is unwritten chronicles strummer not just as a legend, but as a communicator and as a man. Enter city, state or zip code go fandango fanalert. White riot written by joe strummer and mick jones performed by the clash. But the waning of punks heat leaves behind a surprising afterglow and allows you to appreciate joe strummers warmth. Drawing on both a shared punk history and the close personal friendship which developed over the last years of joe s life, julien temples film is a celebration of joe. The future is unwritten has been transferred to disc in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1. May 17, 2007 the future is unwritten chronicles the life and times of joe strummer punk rock pinup and communicator, musician and songwriter, actor and activist, idealist and friend. The future is unwritten is a 2007 documentary film directed by julien temple about joe strummer, the lead singer of the british punk rock band.
The future is unwritten stars joe strummer, steve jones, mick jones, brigitte bardot the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 5 min, and received a score of 79 out of. Future is overlong and will best be enjoyed and understood by fans, but even newcomers will appreciate the essential drive of the man, who died of a sudden heart attack in 2002, and admire his. The future is unwritten chronicles the life and times of joe strummer punk rock pinup and communicator, musician and songwriter, actor and activist, idealist and friend. Dec 11, 2009 music video by joe strummer performing the future is unwritten epk. Features song lyrics for joe strummer s the future is unwritten album. The future is unwritten 4 5 stars 4 out of 5 stars.
Joe strummer was either punks most articulate ambassador or an ambitious chancer riding on the coattails of a movement he. The future is unwritten is a 2007 documentary about joe strummer by julien temple. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. As the front man of the clash from 1977, joe strummer changed peoples lives forever. Punk rock warlord that was how joe strummer wanted to be remembered, as he so defiantly declared in the audio of the opening scene of the future is unwritten, a poetically beautiful. We tell you about the life of joe strummer, the widely acclaimed punk rock musician, and lead vocalist of the band the clash.
The future is unwritten is maybe the first time one has seen a documentary done a punk rocker like this, where its a story of the ups and downs and valleys and little peaks for a rock star done in the style of eisenstein caught in the midst of a room covered with punk garb and an assistant with a mohawk. The future is unwritten, tries to separate the myth from the man and reveal the flawed human underneath the posturing. Four years after his death, his influence reaches out around the world, more strongly now than ever before. Il futuro non e scritto joe strummer the future is unwritten. The future is unwritten year 2007 genre documentary music biography type movies idmb rating 7. The future is unwritten was created in memory of this artist. In honor of one of our favorite songwriters birthdays, heres us playing coma girl by joe strummer and the mescaleros at the joe strummer foundation benefit last night. Interestingly, no one is identified via subtitle on screen, so youll see everyone from zander schloss to johnny depp if you pay attention doubtlessly part of the 1. The future is unwritten soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. The future is unwritten paints an uncommonly colorful picture of the onetime leader of the clash. The future is unwritten 2007 julien temples film is a fitting tribute to one of britains most influential and bestloved musicians, best known as the front man of the clash, who. The future is unwritten follows its own agenda, placing the band in the context of its primary singer and lyricist. The future is unwritten, falls into that trap as well, but his documentary can be quite cleareyed, especially when exploring strummers lesserknown. Joe strummer was either punks most articulate ambassador or an ambitious chancer riding on the coattails of a.
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Displaying joe strummer warts and all, the future is unwritten succeeds as both an engrossing documentary and a comprehensive examination. Nov 02, 2007 but the waning of punks heat leaves behind a surprising afterglow and allows you to appreciate joe strummers warmth. Strummer, leader of the clash, died in 2002 at the age of 50 from a. Jul 10, 2008 punk rock warlord that was how joe strummer wanted to be remembered, as he so defiantly declared in the audio of the opening scene of the future is unwritten, a poetically beautiful. The future is unwritten is a 2007 documentary film directed by julien temple about joe strummer, the lead singer of the british punk rock band the clash, that went on to win the british independent film awards as best british documentary 2007. Joe strummer joe strummer the future is unwritten 2007. The inspirational, conscientious, warm joe and the capricious, superficial, flaky joe are saluted and dissected in one complicated, alltoohuman portrait. The future is unwritten fully immerses you in the arc of joe strummers life without ever putting him on a pedestal. In the future is unwritten, from british film director julien temple, joe strummer is revealed not just as a legend or musician, but as a true communicator of our times. Smith sep 15, 2017 with his chiseled cheekbones and righteous fury, the clashs joe.
The image is rich and colorful, and while the quality of the archival footage is inconsistent, temple uses this to his creative advantage in. Joe strummer the future is unwritten 2 dvd edizione. The future is unwritten is a documentary on the movements most talented and complex figure. The clash has already been the subject of don letts excellent documentary westway to the world, but julien temples joe strummer. Director julien temple reveals strummer as more than a punk legend, but a stunning cultural communicator whose influence knew no bounds. Joe strummer the future is unwritten mp3 album download. Joe strummer the future is unwritten epk epk youtube. Joe strummer the future is unwritten documental sub esp. Joe strummer was either punks most articulate ambassador or an ambitious chancer riding on the coattails of a movement he had little. Oct 28, 20 this feature is not available right now. Filmmaker julien temple takes a look beyond the guise of the late, anti establishment icon joe strummer to offer a warm portrait of the selfdescribed. May 14, 2007 strummer himself best sums up his appeal in an interview excerpted on the future is unwritten, a soundtrack tribute to strummer by way of his songs and the songs he liked, timed to a new julien. The late punk rock legend joe strummer is rendered fully human in julien temples engrossing and allencompassing portrait joe strummer.
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