A group of theatre workers and artistes come together to organize a Variety Benefit evening for an ailing Music Hall..
Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for the kind of British variety shows that haven't existed for eighty years. It’s a bit of a relic, but it has this weird, persistent charm that keeps you watching even when the plot thins out to almost nothing. If you like tight, modern pacing, you will pro...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
John Baxter
Arturo Carballo
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for the kind of British variety shows that haven't existed for eighty years. It’s a bit of a relic, but it has this weird, persistent charm that keeps you watching even when the plot thins out to almost nothing. If you like tight, modern pacing, you will probably hate this. It moves at the speed of a backstage crew hauling heavy props across a stage. But for those of us who like seeing how movies used to just... hang out with people? ..."
Olive Sloane
Wallace Orton, John Baxter, H. Fowler Mear
United Kingdom
