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Johnny YesNo Redux

2012: A Musical Odyssey 2012 / Johnny YesNo Redux / United Kingdom 0

A relic from the golden era of Factory Records incorporating both old (1983) and new (2011) versions of the psychotic "requiem for industrial Britain.” A curious film noir which decadently captures the social gloom hovering over late 1970s England, its imagery anticipating the mature films of David Lynch.

Johnny YesNo Redux

Synopsis

The musicians associated with the electronic band Cabaret Voltaire and cult label Factory Records were also briefly involved in film production. Last year saw the release of a re-filmed, remixed version of the psychotic "requiem for industrial Britain,” a curious film noir which decadently captures the social gloom hovering over late 1970s England. The film resonates with the crises we are experiencing today, and its imagery also anticipates the mature films of David Lynch. Director Peter Care, now resident in Los Angeles, presents both versions of this medium-length film, side by side – the original narcotic collage and the new feature, whose low-budget, poetic slant corresponds with the asocial behaviour typical of Care’s characters. The new version comes with music by Cabaret Voltaire member Richard H. Kirk.

About the film

63 min / Color, DIGIBETA

Director Peter Care / Screenplay Peter Care, Debbie Smith / Dir. of Photography Peter Care, Alf Bower, Russell Murray / Music Cabaret Voltaire (1983), Richard H. Kirk (2011) / Editor Sharon Pemberton, Richard Wooley, David Brodie / Producer Lorraine Care / Production Mute Films / Cast Jack Elliott, Jude Calvert-Toulmin, Isaac Cohen, Andrea Lin / Contact Mute Records
www: www.mute.com/cabaret-voltaire/johnny-yesno-redux-box-set

About the director

Peter Care

Peter Care (b. 1953, UK) began his career in his native Britain, directing documentaries, short films, commercials and music videos. He teamed up with the band Cabaret Voltaire to create the video "Sensoria,” one of the first three videos acquired by New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). After moving to the USA he directed videos for Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Roy Orbison, R.E.M. and Tina Turner. In 1995 he made the live concert film R.E.M.: Road Movie, which received rave reviews. In addition to commercials (Coke, Levis, Lee Jeans, Microsoft), he also shot a feature film about American adolescents entitled The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002, co-produced by Jodie Foster). Care received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his music videos in 2005 from the US-based Music Video Production Association.

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Mute Records
1 Albion Place, W6 0QT, London
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E-mail: [email protected]

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