Author: Adrian Johnston

Format: Import

Release Date: 2002-07-16

Details: Amazon.ca UK writer-director Sandra Goldbacher's sophomore feature details the friendship of two London girls from their teens into their 40s, a journey that's typically fraught with as much pathos as humor. As much of the film spans the new wave/punk-besotted '80s, it leans handily on some well-chosen pop tracks from the era, including the Normal's pulsing, electro-macabre "Warm Leatherette," "Just Can't Get Enough " by the original Vince Clarke edition of Depeche Mode, a couple early Clash tracks, "Another Girl, Another World" by the woefully underrated Only Ones, Wreckless Eric's "Whole Wide World," and Scritti Politti's "The Sweetest Girl." But it also underscores a diversity that was easily overlooked in the era, with the arty efforts of the Stranglers ("Skin Deep") and Nick Drake ("Cello Song") helping map out the film's psychic landscape. The remainder spans everything from Sonny & Cher and Tim Buckley to the Super Furry Animals, with Lucy Street's standout pop ballad "White Horses" emphasizing the score's back-to-the-'80s sensibility in winning fashion. --Jerry McCulley

UPC: 696998679429

EAN: 0696998679429

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: Used Good