Babylon / Kino Classics from Kino Lorber ; Ambi Media Group ; Kino Lorber Repertory ; Seventy-Seven ; screenplay by Martin Stellman & Franco Rosso ; produced by Gavrik Losey ; directed by Franco Rosso ; made by Diversity Music Ltd.
Raw and smoldering, the film follows a young reggae DJ in Thatcher-era Brixton as he pursues his musical ambitions, battling fiercely against the racism and xenophobia of employers, neighbors, police, and the National Front. Fearless and unsentimental, and set to a blistering reggae, dub, and lovers rock soundtrack featuring Aswad, Johnny Clarke, and more, anchored by legendary producer Dennis Bovell's atmospheric score.
Item details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (8 unnumbered pages)
- Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : Kino Lorber, [2019]
Contents / Notes
General Note: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1980. Filmed entirely on location in London, England. Special features: audio commentary with director Franco Rosso, screenwriter Martin Stellman, actor Brinsley Forde and producer Gavrik Losey ; booklet essay by music journalist Mike Rubin ; Dread beat and blood (1979, a short documentary on Linton Kwesi Johnson directed by Franco Rosso) ; new interviews with Brinsley Forde and Dennis Bovell ; restoration featurette ; Q&A with cast and crew (recorded at the BFI Southbank in 2008) ; trailers. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Music, Dennis Bovell ; editor, Thomas Schwalm ; cinematography, Chris Menges. Director of photography, Chris Menges ; editor, Thomas Schwalm ; music composed and arranged by Dennis Bovell. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Brinsley Forde, Karl Howman, Archie Pool, Brian Bovell, Victor Romero Evans, David N. Haynes, Trevor Laird, T. Bone Wilson, Cynthia Powell, Beverly Michaels, Mark Monero. Featuring Aswad, Johnny Clarke, Dennis Bovell. |
System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC region 1, wide screen, 1.85:1, 16 x 9, Dolby digital 2.0 stereo. |
Language Note: | Dialogue in English and Jamaican Patois with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned in English. |
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Subject: | Blacks > England > London > Drama. Racism > England > London > Drama. Reggae music > England > London > Drama. Jamaicans > England > London > Drama. Johnson, Linton Kwesi, 1952- > Political and social views. |
Genre: | Ethnic films. Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Fiction films. Feature films. Ethnic films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
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