Rent Lawrence of Belgravia (2012)
3.9 of 5 from 59 ratings
1h 26min
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- Synopsis:
'The '80s were like a school playground full of mean kids who wouldn't let Felt join in and play - and the headmaster John Peel was thrashing my backside constantly while keeping me in detention'. By the beginning of the next century, Lawrence is still struggling and about to be evicted from his Belgravia rooms while his latest incarnation, Go-Kart Mozart, attempt to 'rehearse live' for an upcoming tour that never materialises. From backstreet pubs to Paris and on to the Hammersmith Odeon, opening to an empty auditorium, Lawrence maintains a rugged determination that will not give up, no matter how adverse the terrain. Follow the creation of his new album and various attempts at promotion while homeless and condemned to hostel living, and finally the glimmer of a new beginning where hope and redemption become bedfellows with Lawrence's famed 'abject passive misery'. Paul Kelly's film is a stirring character study of life lived within the margins of an unforgiving music business. - Actors:
- Gary Ainge, Pete Astor, Tony Barber, Christophe Basterra, Darkus Bishop, Ian Buttin, Dave Caplin, Sarah Cracknell, Leigh Curtis, Aicha Djidjelli, Malcolm Doherty, Bridget Duffy, Martin Duffy, James Endeacott, Lora Findlay, Vic Godard, Eve Gonzales, Otto Gonzales, Wes Gonzales, Andy Hackett
- Directors:
- Paul Kelly
- Producers:
- Paul Kelly
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Special Interest
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 13/06/2022
- Run Time:
- 86 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Feature-length audio commentary with director Paul Kelly
- Lawrence of Belgravia Q&A (2011, 7 mins): filmmaker Paul Kelly and his documentary subject Lawrence discuss their collaboration at the 55th London Film Festival
- Introduction by Paul Kelly (2011, 2 mins)
- Original trailer
- Alternative title sequence (2011, 1 min)
- Deleted scenes (2011, 5 mins): French Lesson and Building Site
- Poetry readings (2 mins): Cat Meat on Slum Street (2009) and The Tortoise (2011)
