Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (1967)

Director:

Peter Whitehead

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Peter Whitehead's disjointed Swinging London documentary, subtitled "A Pop Concerto," comprises a number...

Plot Keywords:

Rock | Independent Film

Cast

Alan Aldridge	...	Himself
Vashti Bunyan	...	Herself
Eric Burdon	...	Himself
Michael Caine	...	Himself
Julie Christie	...	Herself
Chris Farlowe	...	Himself
Allen Ginsberg	...	Himself
David Hockney	...	Himself
Mick Jagger	...	Himself
Kenney Jones	...	Himself (as The Small Faces)
Ace Kefford	...	Himself
Ronnie Lane	...	Himself (as The Small Faces)
Donyale Luna	...	Herself
Steven Marriott	...	Himself (as The Small Faces)
Lee Marvin	...	Guest
Ian McLagan	...	Himself (as The Small Faces)
Edna O'Brien	...	Herself
Andrew Loog Oldham	...	Himself
Vanessa Redgrave	...	Herself
Andrew Rose	...	Himself (as Twice As Much)
David Skinner	...	Himself (as Twice As Much)

Also Known As:

London Is a Swinging City (International: English title)
The London Scene
Tonight Let's All Make Love in London (International: English title)

Runtime:

USA:70 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Lorrimer Films

Movie Connections:

Featured in Fire in the Water (1977)

Soundtrack:

Winter Is Blue

A time-capsule from the London Psychedelic Underground

For die-hard fans of Pink Floyd only. This is a history-lesson into the psychedelic London underground of the mid-60's, where light-shows, "Happenings", Beat-poetry, and spacey music were all the rage. This film is mainly several pieces of concert-footage of Pink Floyd in its original incarnation, when Syd Barret was still in the band, prior to him loosing his marbles and being replaced by David Gilmour. You see Syd and the band playing some long sets of "Interstellar Overdrive" on stage under strobe-lights, a piece of music that true fans love and which the uninitiated often find meandering and boring due to the modern short-attention span. This is Space-Rock, it ain't Britney Spears.

You get to hear Allen Ginsburg recite poetry over images of the London night-life. You see John Lennon attending one of Yoko Ono's famous performance-art pieces, prior to them having met. You see Eric Burdon walking around. It's basically a slice-of-life in the heart of what's now called "the Swinging 60's". View it, if you can find it, for the history, if nothing else. For Floyd fans it's one of very few opportunities to see Syd Barret playing with the band, which is reason enough to seek it out.