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Pink Floyd: The Wall

Local title
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Director
Alan Parker
Country
United Kingdom
Year
1982
Programme
Kumu Documentary
Genre
music film
Subject
society

“We don’t need no education. We don't need no thought control. No dark sarcasm in the classroom. Teachers, leave them kids alone. Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone! All in all it’s just another brick in the wall.” ‒ “Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2”, from Pink Floyd's album “The Wall”.

Pink Floyd – The Wall is a 1982 British live-action/animated psychological drama musical film directed by Alan Parker, based on Pink Floyd’s 1979 album of the same name. The screenplay was written by Pink Floyd vocalist and bassist Roger Waters. The Boomtown Rats vocalist Bob Geldof plays rock star Pink, who, driven insane by the death of his father, constructs a physical and emotional wall to protect himself.

Like the album, the film is highly metaphorical and filled with symbolic imagery and sound. The film is mostly driven by music and features very little dialogue. Despite its turbulent production and the creators' discontent with the final product, the film received generally positive reviews and has a devoted cult following.

Introduction by Culture Critic Janar Ala.

Director
Alan Parker
Screenwriter
Roger Waters
Cast
Bob Geldof
Producer
Alan Marshall
DoP
Peter Biziou
Editor
Gerry Hambling
Composer
Roger Waters
Production
Goldcrest Films International, MGM, Tinblue
Runtime
Language
English
Other festivals
Cannes

Screenings

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ScreeningPink Floyd: The Wall
Additional infoIntroduction by Culture Critic Janar Ala.
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