Hail the New Puritan (1986)
May 21, 1986Release Date
Hail the New Puritan (1986)
May 21, 1986Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Leigh Bowery
Set Designer
Michael Clark
Himself
Mark E. Smith
Brix Smith-Start
Tex Axile
Actor
Anthony Doughty
Leslie Bryant
Actor
Gaby Agis
Rachel Auburn
Matthew Hawkins
Jeffrey Hinton
Scarlett Cannon
Julie Hood
Jolyon Wimhurst
Producer
Glenn Branca
Composer
The Fall
Music
Bruce Gilbert
Music
Jeffrey Hinton
Music
Charles Atlas
Director
Glenn Branca
Music
Bryan Maloney
Sue Tilley
Cerith Wyn Evans
Trojan
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Hail the New Puritan is a fictionalized documentary about the Scottish dancer and choreographer Michael Clark. It was directed by Charles Atlas. Production design is by Leigh Bowery, who also appears. Much of the music is by The Fall, and Mark E. Smith and Brix Smith appear in a mock interview with Clark. Additional music is provided by Glenn Branca, Bruce Gilbert (of Wire), and Jeffrey Hinton.
Using a faux-cinéma vérité style, Atlas depicts a day in Clark's life as he and his company prepare for a performance of New Puritans (1984). The company at that time included Gaby Agis, Leslie Bryant, Matthew Hawkins, Julie Hood, and Ellen van Schuylenburch.
The film was broadcast on 21 May 1986 on Channel 4's "Dance on 4" program (on Channel 4). It is distributed on DVD and VHS by Electronic Arts Intermix.