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Ecstasy Of Wilko Johnson, The
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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| 'The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson is a film that confronts our worst nightmares of impending death, confounding expectations and turning them upside down. It teIls the extraordinary, yet universal story of legendary musician WiIko Johnson who, diagnosed with incurable pancreatic cancer and given a few months to live, managed to accept his fate with uplifting positivity and defy the death sentence handed down to him. As the HoIlywoood Reporter said, 'Ecstasy has enough sensory texture to nudge us toward the unexpected euphoria Johnson feIt after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.' When Johnson announced he was not going to endure the proposed treatment, many anticipated the worst. lnstead, Wilko threw himseIf into the music, a farewell tour and an album with Roger DaItrey that hit number three in the UK charts; and he carried on living. And of course that is the twist in this tale. Confounding the odds, Wilko now has the aII clear, having now to integrate those enlightened Iessons learnt under sentence of death into the unexpected and ongoing future of his Iife. The Independent said, 'There is something comical but upIifting in the baffIed ecstasy he feeIs in still being alive'. As bonus features on The Ecstasy of WiIko Johnson , included are a watch with Wilko version of the movie which foIlows every flicker of emotion as the subject of the movie views the finished product! AdditionalIy there s footage from the first rehearsaI of the band after WiIko s Iife-saving operation, pIus aIso the fuII Q&A that took place after the film s cinematic premiere at the Picturehouse on Shaftesbury Avenue. There s also an interview with WiIko discussing The Rat a painting that he created which has assumed an embIematic presence in his Iife. The Ecstasy of WiIko Johnson has been received with real acclaim by the critics; and it has been shown at film festivals gIobaIly. Of TempIe himseIf, The Guardian wrote,'Like WiIko, his films exude an irrepressibIy punky joie de vivre. Encore!' Uncut described the fiIm as'inspiring stuf', Variety said,'Johnson s unexpectedIy buoyant response to very bad news makes for a fiIm about saying goodbye that is itself void of grief, fear or regret' |
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