★★☆☆☆The feature debut from Welsh filmmaker Jamie Adams, Benny & Jolene (2014) - or, to give it its original title, Jolene: The Indie Folk Star Movie, is a diminutive and largely improvised British comedy that takes a look at the fictional uphill struggles of an amateur band desperate to make it big. Purportedly made for as little as £12,500 and shot in less than a week, Adams' film, in an attempt to make it into the annals of classic low-budget British cinema, assembles a cast of high quality who are clearly game, yet it suffers from the very thing it treats as unique. The film opens with protagonist Jolene (played by TV's Fresh Meat star Charlotte Richie) directly addressing the camera and surmising, "It's been a really weird year".
- 9/15/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Having made a real name for himself in his feature debut, Richard Ayoade’s Submarine, Craig Roberts continues to impress with a slew of promising projects on his upcoming slate, including Dan Beers’ Premature with Alan Tudyk and Nicholas Stoller’s Townies with Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, and Rose Byrne. But before all that, we can look forward to seeing him star alongside the brilliant Charlotte Ritchie in Jamie Adams’ feature debut, Jolene: The Indie Folk Star.
Adams’ movie is eyeing a debut at Raindance this autumn, and is then set to tour the film at a handful of universities around the country in successive weeks, ahead of a DVD/VOD release around Christmas 2013. And with Jolene now approaching the end of post-production, we’ve got the brilliant first trailer to share.
Summer 2012, England and Wales.
Jolene (19), an indie folk star, is having trouble convincing her writing partner Benny (20) to become more commercial.
Adams’ movie is eyeing a debut at Raindance this autumn, and is then set to tour the film at a handful of universities around the country in successive weeks, ahead of a DVD/VOD release around Christmas 2013. And with Jolene now approaching the end of post-production, we’ve got the brilliant first trailer to share.
Summer 2012, England and Wales.
Jolene (19), an indie folk star, is having trouble convincing her writing partner Benny (20) to become more commercial.
- 5/10/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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