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Way of the Morris (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
64 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Alternative Footage
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Teaser(s)
Trailer(s)
Black & White

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Rob Curry
Tim Plester

Written By:
Tim Plester

Actors:
Billy Bragg ..... Himself
MyAnna Buring ..... Voice of the Will-O'-Wisps
Chris Leslie ..... Himself
The Adderbury Village Morris Men ..... Themselves
Tim Plester ..... Himself
Donald Sumpter ..... Voice of Creation

Synopsis:

As quintessentially homegrown as a game of cricket or a plate of fish-and-chips, Morris dancing is one of Englands most ancient roots traditions. And yet to your average man on the street, its seen as little more than a national joke. And a bad national joke at that. Something to ridicule. Something to be embarrassed about.Things have always been a little different for actor and filmmaker Tim Plester. Tim hails from a family of Morris dancers, and was raised in the quiet North Oxfordshire village of Adderbury; a community with a proud and fertile dancing history stretching back through the centuries. The tinkling of the shin-bells is part of his heritage. Part of his legacy. Part of his very folklore. And yet, despite the connections, Tim doesn't dance. Never hasA heartfelt docu-ballad in praise of birthplace, bloodline and rural brotherhood, WAY OF THE MORRIS follows Tim on a deeply personal journey from the barleyfields of his childhood to the killing fields of The Somme, as he traces the poignant link between the spirited folk revival of the mid-1970s and the true story of the young Adderbury Morris side so decimated by the carnage of the First World War.

A look at Morris dancing, one of England's most ancient and enduring roots traditions. To the average man on the street, it is seen as little more than a national joke. Here, filmmaker Tim Plester goes on a deeply personal journey from the barleyfields of his childhood to the killing fields of The Somme, in search of a connection with these much-maligned native dances that run deep in his bloodline.

In Way of the Morris, a heartfelt ode to his agrarian roots, award-winning filmmaker Tim Plester travels from English village greens to the killing fields of the Somme to explore the origins and cultural significance of Morris dancing, as well as his personal connection to this ages-old native dance tradition.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 05 November, 2011.