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Synth Britannia

2009 · 88 min

A nostalgic, talking-heads stroll through a musical revolution, full of archival clips and wry reminiscence that rewards anyone curious about how machines changed pop.

Directed by
Benjamin Whalley
Genres
Documentary, Music, Tv movie
Starring
Vince Clarke, Martin Gore, Bernard Sumner
Overview
Documentary following a generation of post-punk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop stage.

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Directed by
Benjamin Whalley
Genres
Documentary, Music, Tv movie
Starring
Vince Clarke, Martin Gore, Bernard Sumner
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • art
  • technology
  • identity
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
documentary, music, tv movie
Directed by
Benjamin Whalley
Starring
Vince Clarke, Martin Gore, Bernard Sumner, Gary Numan, Neil Tennant, Phil Oakey, John Foxx, Daniel Miller
Runtime
88 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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