The moon and the sledgehammer 1971 film cinemaparadiso. The moon and the sledgehammer whats on electric palace. The moon and the sledgehammer letterboxd your life in film. We are in the world of philip trevelyans the moon and the sledgehammer. Lucy reynolds is a researcher, curator and artist focused on questions of the moving image, feminism, political space and collective practice. The culmination of the film shows the police escorting them as they drive a mechanical creation of theirs onto a busy highway. The moon and the sledgehammer 1971 towner eastbourne. Philip trevelyans timeless film, the moon and the sledgehammer, is a portrait of the unique page family, whose selfsustained lifestyle in 5 acres of woodland, surrounded by nature, scrap iron and steam engines is a true celebration of. The moon and the sledgehammer 1971 one night only documentary film screening.
Their ramshackle house is situated in six acres of woodland, which they own themselves, in the heart of the commuterbelt, 20 miles south of london. Jun 17, 2009 gradually the film reveals a true independence of existence and an elemental wisdom that leaves you questioning todays accepted values in our ever more homogenized society. I got room enough to swing a sledgehammer underneath him. Watch the moon and the sledgehammer on demand here stream multiple times over 24 hours. Transfixed, it transformed the way in which i would make my own work.
The 65minute film is a portrait of the outmoded and unusual page family. Andrew kotting presents the moon and the sledgehammer, philip trevelyans cult film that celebrates the unique lifestyle and philosophies of a real family living in west sussex. The moon and the sledgehammer featuring the pages the. Page and his two sons and two daughters live a primitive life in the woods in southern england with traction engines. Its a unique opportunity to see trevelyans awardwinning student film on the big screen and chart his development as a film maker of unmistakable style. The moon and the sledgehammer is a film about a family of real people. His film follows the life of old jake in his remote and ramshackle. The moon and the sledgehammer is a british 1971 cult documentary film directed by philip trevelyan and produced by jimmy vaughan which documents the eccentric lives of the page family, consisting. Andrew kotting reflects on the moon and the sledgehammer home. Watch the spirits of the pages come alive in the woods. The moon and the sledgehammer beths best film blog. This freedom to obsessover such machines, the moon, or any of their philosophical musings that trevelyan captures through magnified closeupssuggests this is a family in control of their lives in more ways than the commuters just outside the backcountry. The moon and the sledgehammer 1971 a film by philip. Reviewers have gushed about how prescient and wise they are, but instead i see eccentricity and stubbornness, backed up by surprising practicality.
The trees cut the pages off completely from the outside world, and isolated in their islandclearing they let the. It was a great day, the new moon cast its spell and i became a moon child. The moon and the sledgehammer 1971 which star of my spy is the better liar dave bautista or chloe coleman. There lies another world in the forest behind the high street. View the film in the perfect outdoor setting, among the trees, under the stars on a warm summers evening. The moon and the sledgehammer introduced by anna best. The moon and the sledgehammer will screen at the towner arts gallery on sat 18 november at 7. It premiered at the edinburgh film festival, where it won the channel 4 best new director prize. Moon is a 2009 science fiction film directed by duncan jones and written by nathan parker from a story by jones. The moon and the sledgehammer wikimili, the free encyclopedia. The elderly mr page and his adult children jim, pete, nancy and kath live in a ramshackle house in a wood twenty miles south of london. After the screening vertigo magazine editor gareth evans hosted a question and answer session with the film s director, philip trevelyan. Rivers is fascinated by people who live on the edge of society. Jun 27, 2017 what stood out that day was dexters boyish excitement and confidence in catching a carp, gifted by the fact we had a new moon, perhaps his whispy grey hair and talk of moon phases captured me, spellbound in some form of carp wizardry.
The moon and the sledgehammer plays friday, june 5, at anthology film archives in new york. A portrait of the outmoded and unusual page family. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. The moon and the sledgehammer wikipedia republished wiki 2. Mr page, his sons jim and peter and daughters kathy and nancy, earn a living from repair jobs on old pieces of machinery, and live wild in the sussex woods near horsham. The film is dated 1971 and a tax disk shown shows 1970 yet the family are blissfully unaware of man having already reached the moon, postulate on how this. Come and join us for this rare opportunity to see this astonishing 1971 documentary on the big screen. The moon and the sledgehammer is a british 1971 cult documentary film directed by philip trevelyan and produced by jimmy vaughan which documents the eccentric lives of the page family, consisting of the elderly mr page and his adult children jim, pete, nancy and kath, who live in a wood in swanbrook, near chiddingly, sussex without mains gas, mains electricity or running water. This startling film offers a striking vision of a family constructing its own reality in defiance of the world around it.
Watch the moon and the sledgehammer online vimeo on. Darrell hartman on the moon and the sledgehammer artforum. The moon and the sledgehammer 1971 philip trevelyan rarefilm. Its a good job the moons well up there, the old man says. The moon and the sledgehammer 1971 philip trevelyan. The moon and the sledgehammer wikipedia republished. The moon and the sledgehammer raises many questions about the page family and their unique way of life. Jan 11, 20 although the film opens and closes with shots of cars wending their way down a suburban english street, the only vehicles glimpsed during the balance of philip trevelyans 1971 documentary the moon and the sledgehammer are of a considerably less contemporary orientation. Still taking into account the very specific parameters of trevelyans project, what we get is finally of considerably more significance than what we dont. The moon and the sledgehammer 1971 directed by philip. The moon and the sledgehammer 1971 philip trevelyan april 11, 2019 mr. Cult documentary film the moon and the sledgehammer, 1971, celebrates the eccentric life and philosophies of a family in sussex.
Their lives and ways of living have a sense of drawing from the past while living in the present. The moon and the sledgehammer is a film that celebrates the unique independent lifestyle and philosophies of a real family. The moon and the sledgehammer 1971 the movie database tmdb. From the first moment of the cult documentary, the moon and the sledgehammer 1971, we are taken into a disturbing, marginal and strangely marvellous world. This is a witty and well shot documentary about the page family, father, two sons and two daughters are shown living deep in the woods of sussex. The moon and the sledgehammer is a british 1971 cult documentary film directed by philip trevelyan and produced by jimmy vaughan which documents the. Today i was a guest at the celebratory screening of the moon and the sledgehammer, a cinema nation event at the curzon soho cinema, london. The moon and the sledgehammer is a british 1971 cult documentary film directed by philip trevelyan and produced by jimmy vaughan which documents the eccentric lives of the page family, consisting of the elderly mr page and his adult children jim, pete, nancy and kath, who live in a wood in swanbrook. A lthough the film opens and closes with shots of cars wending their way down a suburban english street, the only vehicles glimpsed during the balance of philip trevelyans 1971 documentary the moon and the sledgehammer are of a considerably less contemporary orientation. The moon and the sledgehammer film society of lincoln center. The film follows sam bell sam rockwell, a man who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of a threeyear solitary stint mining helium3 on the far side of the moon. The film is dated 1971 and a tax disk shown shows 1970 yet the family are blissfully unaware of man having already reached the moon, postulate on how this might be done. When, in the last shot of the film, the blokes take one of their smokebelching juggernauts for a roll down the highway, its almost as if theyre daring the world to call them obsolete.
Page, and his four children, two daughters and two sons, how they live their life in the woods in southern england, sussex. The moon and the sledgehammer is a 1971 documentary film directed by philip trevelayn that shows a snapshot of a family a father, two sons and two daughters who live in an isolated woodland english house. Watch behind the moon and the sledgehammer online vimeo on. The moon and the sledgehammer in amongst the fields of the ether for. The film documents their emotions and domestic relations, and explores the extent to which the family has repudiated organised society. It was in the late 60s that philip trevelyan set about the making of the moon and the sledgehammer, anticipating the dogme manifesto by almost 25 years.
Jun 01, 2009 a lthough the film opens and closes with shots of cars wending their way down a suburban english street, the only vehicles glimpsed during the balance of philip trevelyans 1971 documentary the moon and the sledgehammer are of a considerably less contemporary orientation. The moon and the sledgehammer is a documentary directed by philip trevelyan. Trevelyans film has finally been restored and given a full release on dvd. Philip trevelyan speaks about the moon and the sledgehammer. A template for and the believable heaviness of making. We are very happy and lucky to be able to host this film in harrisburg. The documentary film makers film like no other, simply a masterpiece of its genre. The moon and the sledgehammer 1971 directed by philip trevelyan 65 minutes. There are different materials to choose from, different head and handle combinations, different weights, and prices that run the gamut. In 1969, philip trevelyan filmed the beguilingly strange life of the page family, who lived offgrid and rode steam engines round their wood.
This event celebrates 50 years since the films release and the impact that it has had on numerous actors and filmmakers including kotting himself. After the screening vertigo magazine editor gareth evans hosted a question and answer session with the films director, philip trevelyan. The moon and the sledgehammer is a british 1971 cult documentary film directed by philip trevelyan and produced by jimmy vaughan which documents the eccentric lives of the page family, consisting of the elderly mr page and his adult children jim, pete, nancy and kath, who live in a wood in swanbrook, near chiddingly, sussex without mains gas, mains electricity or. This aside they demonstrate some fine lateral thinking and through their naive. It turns out there are all sorts of sledgehammer options on the market today. A sledgehammer seems like a pretty simple piece of equipment until you start shopping for a new one.
The mischievous father greets the audience right at the start of the film. Five years honing his craft as a documentary filmmaker at the bbc and then that summer spent in. The moon and the sledgehammer 1971 the movie database. The moon and the sledgehammer is a british 1971 cult documentary film directed by philip trevelyan and produced. The moon and the sledgehammer 2009, directed by philip. Feb 07, 2017 with philip trevelyans nowcult documentary film the moon and the sledgehammer returning to our screens this month, british artist, writer and director andrew kotting reflects on its dogme 95 predictions, enduring impact and importance.
Thats because the films subjects, the page family, lead an isolated, defiantly pre. Watch the moon and the sledgehammer online vimeo on demand. The moon and the sledgehammer, a unique documentary. The moon and the sledgehammer 1971 rotten tomatoes. The moon and the sledgehammer introduced by anna best cast. The moon and the sledgehammer philip trevelyan, gb 1971, 4. Five years honing his craft as a documentary filmmaker at the bbc and then that summer spent in the woods with the page family. True escapism this summer is to be found with the page family in philip trevelyans 1970 steamengine idylldoc.
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