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Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan

2020 · 124 min

A warm, ramshackle portrait that drifts between memory, music and animation, feeling like a boozy, affectionate wake for a wayward poet.

Overview: A celebration of the Irish punk/poet Shane MacGowan, lead singer and songwriter of The Pogues, that combines unseen archive footage from the band and MacGowan’s family with original animations.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, whimsical and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Music, identity, addiction, memory
Content: Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: music
identity
addiction
memory
art
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
animated
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild