Pink Floyd The Wall (1982) 7.8
A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone. Director:Alan Parker |
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Pink Floyd The Wall (1982) 7.8
A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone. Director:Alan Parker |
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Christine Hargreaves | ... |
Pink's Mother
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James Laurenson | ... |
J.A. Pinkerton (Pink's Father)
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Eleanor David | ... |
Pink's Wife
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Rock and Roll Manager
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American Groupie
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Alex McAvoy | ... |
Teacher
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Ellis Dale | ... |
English Doctor
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James Hazeldine | ... |
Lover
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Ray Mort | ... |
Playground Father
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Margery Mason | ... |
Teacher's Wife
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Robert Bridges | ... |
American Doctor
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Hotel Manager
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The movie tells the story of rock singer "Pink" who is sitting in his hotel room in Los Angeles, burnt out from the music business and only able to perform on stage with the help of drugs. Based on the 1979 double album "The Wall" by Pink Floyd, the film begins in Pink's youth where he is crushed by the love of his mother. Several years later he is punished by the teachers in school because he is starting to write poems. Slowly he begins to build a wall around himself to be protected from the world outside. The film shows all this in massive and epic pictures until the very end where he tears down the wall and breaks free. Written by Harald Mayr <marvin@bike.augusta.de>
What can you possibly say except that this movie is amazing?
"The Wall" is one of the few movies out there that has a powerful effect on the people are receptive to its message. Told with practically no dialogue, the only guide to the bizarre, frightening, and strange images is the incredible music by Pink Floyd, from their equally good double album. A considerable number of the songs were re-recorded for this movie, and one song (the heart-wrenching "When the Tigers Broke Free") was added. The new versions of the songs are sometimes worse than the album (Waiting for the Worms), and sometimes better (Mother, In the Flesh).
"The Wall" isn't a pleasant movie, nor is it a simplistic or banal movie. It is brutal, cynical, and disturbing, but it has moments of flesh-tingling beauty and an uplifting message in the end, if you persevere. I recommend both it and the album to anyone who enjoys a powerful movie. In my opinion, "The Wall," along with a few other albums, represents the pinnacle of rock music.