Pink Floyd The Wall (1982)

Director:

Alan Parker

Writers:

Roger Waters (album The Wall)
Roger Waters (screenplay)

Release Date:

13 agosto 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Frase comercial:

Pink Floyd The Wall. Now The Film.

Plot:

A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.

Plot Keywords:

Anti Fascism | Pink Floyd | Anti Nazism | Violence | Anti Racism

Awards:

Won 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

fascinating!

Cast

Bob Geldof	...	Pink
Christine Hargreaves	...	Pink's Mother
James Laurenson	...	J.A. Pinkerton (Pink's Father)
Eleanor David	...	Pink's Wife
Kevin McKeon	...	Young Pink
Bob Hoskins	...	Rock and Roll Manager
David Bingham	...	Little Pink
Jenny Wright	...	American Groupie
Alex McAvoy	...	Teacher
Ellis Dale	...	English Doctor
James Hazeldine	...	Lover
Ray Mort	...	Playground Father
Margery Mason	...	Teacher's Wife (as Marjorie Mason)
Robert Bridges	...	American Doctor
Michael Ensign	...	Hotel Manager

También conocida como:

The Wall
Pink Floyd: El muro (Spain) (DVD title) [es]

Duración:

95 min

País:

UK

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sonido:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Clasificación:

France:-16 (original rating) | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (VHS rating) | Canada:18A (original rating) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Israel:PG | New Zealand:R16 (DVD rating) (2003) | Portugal:M/18 | South Korea:(Banned) (1982-1991) | South Korea:18 (re-rating) (1999) (uncut) | South Korea:18 (video rating) (1991) (cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Goldcrest Films International

Trivialidades:

Song changes from album: - When the Tigers Broke Free - added - In the Flesh? - extended/re-recorded - The Thin Ice - extended/re-mixed

• Another Brick in the Wall 1 - unchanged - The Happiest Days of Our Lives - re-mixed - Another Brick in the Wall 2 - re-mixed - Mother - re-recorded/lyrics changed - Goodbye Blue Sky - re-mixed - Empty Spaces - deleted, in favor of: - What Shall We Do Now? - added - Young Lust - unchanged - One of My Turns - unchanged - Don't Leave Me Now - changed - Another Brick in the Wall 3- re-recorded - Goodbye Cruel World - unchanged - Hey You - not included - Nobody Home - unchanged - Is There Anybody Out There? - classical guitar re-recorded - Vera - unchanged - Bring the Boys Back Home - extended
• Comfortably Numb - bass line different from album - The Show Must Go On - not included - In the Flesh - re-recorded - Run Like Hell - shortened - Waiting for the Worms - shortened - Stop - re-recorded - The Trial - unchanged - Outside the Wall - re-recorded

Goofs:

Continuity: When the young Pink finds his father's service revolver and ammunition in his mother's bedroom, the ammunition has a metal jacket (i.e. the actual "bullet" part has a brass casing over it). When he dishes them out to his friends in the railway embankment the rounds are ordinary lead rounds without he brass casing.

Quotes:

Teacher: Wrong! Do it again!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "The Simpsons: Itchy & Scratchy Land (#6.4)" (1994)

Soundtrack:

Don't Leave Me Now

fascinating!

Roger Waters has weaved a compelling visual of the journey of a disturbed and misled mind. Though the viewer is sometimes left to sort out obscure animations and confusing images, it is not without direction. Subsequent viewings of this film reveal substance that only a genius could imbue in his writing. Character development through such subtle action in places casts a light upon Roger Waters as a person who understands the frailty of the human mind. The main character, Pink, portrays angles of the human condition we all face at some point by embodying a victimized character: sick over the loss of his father to the war; negatively spotlighted at school for talents that are apparently unfavorable at the time; unable or just unwilling to relate to his wife; and ultimately shut off from effectively relating to others because of an inability to express himself in ways that others understand.

Not only is the story captivating, but the music is such that it will always be noted as not only ahead of its time, but timeless.

The Wall is a masterpiece of storytelling, but not in the traditional sense. One must not watch this film expecting everything on a silver platter. Symbolism and metaphors abound, leaving a great deal of interpretation and adaptation to the viewer. Sit with an open mind and let Waters' character help you read into yourself.