1974 · 37 min · musical

Starmaker

Opis filmu

Opis oryginalny: angielski

In Granada TV’s 1974’s Starmaker, head Kink Ray Davies proved once again that he’s not like everybody else, producing a rock opera for television that tells the story of an insufferable, vain, egotistical rock star (played by Davies, naturally) who switches places with an “ordinary person” named Norman, working in Norman’s crappy job and living Norman’s crappy life to find inspiration for his next album. (Well, it’s a little more complicated than that…) Davies’ play reveled in breaking the fourth wall: cameras and microphones are visible throughout and the play’s author/star himself even ends up a member of the audience. Starmaker was a dry run for the themes of the Kinks’ 1975 album, The Kinks Present a Soap Opera.

Reżyseria i główne role

Reżyseria: Peter Plummer

Główne role: Ray Davies jako Star, June Ritchie jako Wife, Richard Gough jako Dancer, Chris Hennen jako Dancer, Anne Chapman jako Dancer

Scenariusz

Ray Davies