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Duffer & The Moon over the Alley (Flipside 015) (Dual Format Edition)

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Two films by Joseph Despins and William Dumaresq, one an intense and bizarre study of obsession, the other capturing the energy and spirit of London's Portobello Road

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Duffer, an intense and bizarre study of obsession that is by turns beautiful and disturbing, tells the story of a teenage boy torn between the womanly charms of a kindly prostitute, and the sadistic attentions of an older man. Both whimsical and disturbing, with a quirky sense of the grotesque, Duffer is a film that defies easy comparison.

The Moon Over the Alley, equally unconventional, is a musical about the problems faced by the multicultural residents of a ramshackle boarding house, with magic realist musical numbers by Galt MacDermot, the award-winning musician and composer of the Broadway hit Hair. The Moon Over the Alley captures the human energy and community spirit of London's Portobello Road with a wit, strangeness and charm.

BFI Flipside is dedicated to rediscovering the margins of British film, reclaiming a space for forgotten movies and filmmakers who would otherwise be in danger of disappearing from our screens forever. It is a home for UK cinematic oddities, offering everything from exploitation documentaries to B-movies, countercultural curios and obscure classics, If it's weird, British and forgotten, then it's Flipside.

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Extras
Fully illustrated booklet with newly commissioned essays by Stephen Thrower and Rob Young, and Joseph Despins' personal recollections of making the films.
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SKU 5035673010839
Catalogue Number BFIB1083
Subtitle Two films by Joseph Despins and William Dumaresq
Product contents DVD and Blu-ray editions
Year 1971, 1975
Director Despins, Joseph; Dumaresq, William
Format DVD, Blu-Ray
Publisher(s) BFI
Countries United Kingdom
Aspect ratio 1.33:1
Colour Black & White
Sound Sound
Subtitles English Hard of Hearing
Language(s) English
Running time 183
DVD region 2
Blu-ray region B
Certificate 15
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