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Soul Jazz Records presents Sound + Image: Music in Film
Malcolm X’s favourite film.
Wicked early 60s film made in the USA with an all Motown soundtrack – one of the first black dramas made in the USA. Reflecting the era of the civil rights movement during the early 1960s, the story, set in Alabama, follows the trails of worker Duff (Ivan Dixon – who would later direct cult blaxploitation film The Spook Who Came To The Door) who falls in love with, and marries, preacher’s daughter Josie (singer Abbie Lincoln) Trying to settle down to life in the town, Duff soon comes face-to-face with the ingrained racial hostility of his bosses, and is forced to come to terms with the lack of respect and dignity afforded him by the town’s population.
The original soundtrack features Motown stars Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells, The Vandellas, The Miracles and The Marvelettes.
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Soul Jazz Records curates this season of music-related films – from Motown and Civil Rights Jazz to Reggae, Brazilian Bossa Nova, Jean-Luc Godard's groundbreaking Rolling Stones documentary and more. All of these films rely heavily on the relationship between music, film, politics and society. More importantly - they're all wicked!
Soul Jazz Records' founder Stuart Baker will introduce each of the films and Soul Jazz Records’ Soundsystem DJ’s in the bar before and after each screening!
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Complete list of this Soul Jazz Records season of film screenings at Regent Street Cinema, London Wednesdays throughout August 2015 here
The new Regent Street Cinema is 2 minutes from Oxford Circus tube. See details here