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World music CD DVD shop and Classic distribution
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ID: SIGDVD002 (EAN: 635212000298) | 1 DVD | DDD - 24 b Released in: 2008
- LABEL:
- Signum Records
- Collection:
- Movies
- Composers:
- WARLOCK, Peter
- Conductors:
- AFANASIEV, Viktor
- Other info:
Region Code: PAL.Region 0, Plays in all territories
Menu screens: English
Color mode: Colour
Screen Format: 16.9
DVD Format: DVD 5
Duration: 88 minutes
Subtitles: none
Sound Format: AC3 5.1, PCM stereo
DDD - 24 bit digital recording
A film about a man who, by his death at thirty six, had composed some of the most perfect gems of English songwriting and elevated hedonism to an art form.
The present day: Two prospective members of the eccentric Peter Warlock Society have arrived at the Antelope, an old fashioned pub in Eaton Terrace London. They are welcomed by members of the society, who introduce them to the story of Philip Heseltine - pen name Peter Warlock.
We go back to the bohemian world of mid twenties England, riotous episodes where Warlock and cronies such as composers Jack Moeran and Lord Berners mix with artists of the magnitude of Augustus John, and folk singer Harry Cox. Warlock’s relationships with women are explored with specific reference to his long time girlfriend Barbara Peache, his exotic ex-wife Puma and spiritual soul mate Winifred Baker. As the roaring twenties race towards their conclusion, Warlock realises that he has to make an attempt to settle down and accept the reality that despite his undoubted genius, the musical elite will never welcome him.
By 1930 he has largely ceased composing, and whilst remaining a monumental thorn in the side of the musical and literary establishment has ceased to be a creative force in his own right. As we come back to the present day the Chairman of the Peter Warlock Society describes Warlock’s suicide to the new recruits - a loose gas tap, an open verdict and the loss of an extraordinary figure who rivalled Purcell as a composer, Shaw as a critic and who elevated hedonism to an art form.
Shot on high definition entirely on location in England
About this title:
The curious career of English songwriter Peter Warlock (aka Philip Arnold Heseltine) serves as the subject of this musical biopic starring Mark Dexter as the composer who elevated hedonism to a virtual art form. Present day: As two prospective members of the Peter Warlock Society arrive at an Eaton terrace pub to discover the truth about the notorious songwriter, their thoughts drift back to 1920s-era England, where Warlock and his cronies mingled with such famed composers as Augustus John and Harry Cox. Juggling relationships with his ex-wife Puma, his girlfriend Barbara Peache, and his spiritual soul mate Winifred Baker, the talented outcast wrestles to with the depressing realization that he will never be accepted by the musical elite. By 1930 Warlock had all but quit composing, remaining a sizable thorn in the side of the musical and literary establishments despite ceasing to be a formidable creative force in his own right. Back in the present, the Chairman of the Peter Warlock Society impresses the new recruits by recalling the specifics of Warlock's tragic suicide in vivid detail. Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
| WARLOCK, Peter (1894-1930) | | | SCENE LIST | | | 1. | The Peter Warlock Society | 5:33 | | | 2. | Welcome to Eynsford | 3:00 | | | 3. | Delius and Jelka in France | 1:35 | | | 4. | Barbara and Philip | 4:22 | | | 5. | Edith and Walter | 1:25 | | | 6. | The Bet | 1:02 | | | 7. | Off to Oxford | 4:48 | | | 8. | The Antelope | 1:06 | | | 9. | The Arts Club | 4:48 | | | 10. | The Journey Home ("Pavane") | 4:58 | | | 11. | Philip Needs Winifred | 2:35 | | | 12. | "The Cloths of Heaven" | 3:22 | | | 13. | Off to Norfolk | 8:11 | | | 14. | The Peter Warlock Society | 1:05 | | | 15. | Puma | 5:45 | | | 16. | Philip Drunk - The Five Bells, Eynsford | 3:43 | | | 17. | "Sleep" | 2:44 | | | 18. | A New Start | 1:30 | | | 19. | Farewell to Eynsford | 3:09 | | | 20. | Philip, Delius and John Goss | 2:06 | | | 21. | Van Dieren at the Antelope | 1:18 | | | 22. | Philip and Winifred at the Lake | 5:40 | | | 23. | "The Fox" | 4:32 | | | 24. | Edith and Walter Disappointed | 1:12 | | | 25. | "The Frostbound Wood" | 3:38 | | | 26. | The Peter Warlock Society | 1:03 | | | 27. | The End - "Pieds - En - Fair" | 2:14 | | | 28. | End Titles | 1:35 | | "The best thing of its kind since Ken Russell's Delius"
Michael Osbourne, The Oldie
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