In order to conquer his midlife crisis, the committed pop journalist Geoff Edgers decides to pursue his dream: to bring back together the British band The Kinks, who had major hits in the 1960s with Lola and You Really Got Me. With performances by Sting, Paul Weller and Peter Buck.
In order to beat his midlife crisis, the passionate rock journalist Geoff Edgers decides to go after his dream: to bring back together the British band The Kinks. The group led by Ray Davies had its greatest hits - Lola, You Really Got Me - in the 1960s and 1970s. Egos and quarrels between Ray Davies and the other band members, including his younger brother Dave, finally put an end to the band.
Edgers invested countless phone calls and hundreds of e-mails before he realised that it was all rather more complex than he first thought in his boundless enthusiasm. It looks like it'll be a mission impossible. Edgers talks to and makes music with Sting, the actress and singer Zooey Deschanel, REM’s Peter Buck, Paul Weller, Robyn Hitchcock and former Kinks manager Clive Davis. With beautiful archive footage and unique recordings of Ray Davies at a Kinks fan day.
PROGRAMMER NOTES
I was born in the same year as The Kinks. Maybe that's the reason why I think The Kinks deserve more attention.
The quest for Ray Davies, the leader of the band, and the desire to see The Kinks on stage together after a 25-year break are what motivates the writer-journalist Geoff Edgers, but he underestimated (for this film maybe?) the 'sibling rivalry' between Ray and and his three-year-younger brother Dave Davies. The film Do It Again is both cruel and funny and the pace is that of an exciting boys' book. The lyrics by Ray Davies - less well known is that Dave also wrote some - have unfortunately been under illuminated and undervalued in the low countries. It's time this changed. Bindervoet and Henkes: grab your chance!
Finally a few lines from Celluloid Heroes - a suitable song for a film festival:
I wish my life was a non-stop Hollywood movie show,
A fantasy world of celluloid villains and heroes,
Because celluloid heroes never feel any pain
And celluloid heroes never really die.
EH