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Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

2008 · 119 min

A slow, claustrophobic descent into a brilliant, paranoid mind, mixing creative euphoria with creeping dread and sadness.

Directed by
Nick Moran
Genres
Drama, Music
Tagline
Hit after hit... Someone's bound to get hurt.
Overview
Set against a backdrop of early '60s London, Telstar is the story of the world's first independent record producer, Joe Meek. A maverick genius who enjoyed phenomenal success with Telstar – the biggest selling record of it's time – before bad luck, depression, heartbreak and paranoia led to his downfall.

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Directed by
Nick Moran
Genres
Drama, Music
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • madness
  • ambition
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action1
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, music
Directed by
Nick Moran
Written by
James Hicks, Nick Moran
Starring
Con O'Neill, Kevin Spacey, Pam Ferris, JJ Feild, James Corden, Tom Burke, Mathew Baynton, Shaun Evans
Music
Ilan Eshkeri
Cinematography
Peter Wignall
Runtime
119 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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