The director adds a romantic relationship story to his documentary about alt-rockers Wolf Alice to create a difficult cinematic hybrid that’s his best film in years
Michael Winterbottom’s On the Road is his best film in years: romantic, erotic and musically euphoric. This is a sensuously laidback docu-social-realist gem which takes something very difficult and makes it look easy. Winterbottom and his camera crew went out on the road last year with the indie rock band Wolf Alice as they toured the UK and Ireland: a group whose name is taken from an Angela Carter short story. They are Ellie Rowsell (guitar, vocals), Joff Oddie (guitar), Joel Amey (drums) and Theo Ellis (bass). The various tour dates provide a convenient chapter-break structure, and are announced in block capitals on screen: Glasgow, Liverpool, etc.
Related: Wolf Alice: ‘We’ve got to a nice, boring middle ground’
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Michael Winterbottom’s On the Road is his best film in years: romantic, erotic and musically euphoric. This is a sensuously laidback docu-social-realist gem which takes something very difficult and makes it look easy. Winterbottom and his camera crew went out on the road last year with the indie rock band Wolf Alice as they toured the UK and Ireland: a group whose name is taken from an Angela Carter short story. They are Ellie Rowsell (guitar, vocals), Joff Oddie (guitar), Joel Amey (drums) and Theo Ellis (bass). The various tour dates provide a convenient chapter-break structure, and are announced in block capitals on screen: Glasgow, Liverpool, etc.
Related: Wolf Alice: ‘We’ve got to a nice, boring middle ground’
Continue reading.
- 10/10/2016
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Michael Winterbottom's On The Road has been added to the BFI London Film Festival lineup, where it will world premiere on October 9. The film follows the rise of British alternative rock band Wolf Alice as they set out on tour earlier this year. In the documentary, Winterbottom captures 16 different gigs and daily life backstage from the point of view of a new member of their crew. Wolf Alice, which consists of lead singer Ellie Roswell, guitarist Joff Oddie, bassist Theo…...
- 9/8/2016
- Deadline
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