A Curious Life
A film about the Levellers and 25 Years of Subsidised Dysfunctionality
2014 en 78 minutes
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Plot
Borne out of the anarcho-squatting free-festival scene of the eighties the Levellers have survived over 25 years of music press vitriol, drink and drug addictions as well as many barren years in the wilderness. But the band had seven consecutive gold albums throughout the 90s, sold out their own festival for the last ten years and run their own creative centre, the Metway. Via the eccentric artist, archivist, whiskey loving bassist Jeremy Cunningham we are taken on a journey; how the band rose to fame and how they survived. A potted history of 25 years of subsidised dysfunctionalism. An uplifting tale of battling demons, that reminds us that behind every band there is always a story of struggle for expression, acceptance and survival.
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Cast
Dunstan Bruce
Self - Interviewer
Jeremy Cunningham
Self
Sheila Cunningham
Self, Jeremy's Mother
Brian Cunningham
Self, Jeremy's Father
Mark Chadwick
Self
Jon Sevink
Self
Simon Friend
Self
Charlie Heather
Self
Matt Savage
Self
Stephen Boakes
Self
Michael Eavis
Self
Rev Hammer
Self
Phil Nelson
Self
Terry John
Self
Francois Hall
Self
Derek Green
Self
Al Scott
Self
Dave Farrow
Self
Billy Bragg
Self (voice)