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Let Fury Have the Hour

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A generation of artists, thinkers and activists use their creativity to respond to the political climate of the 1980s.

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Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times [A] smart and inspiring - and uniquely whole -documentary ... Rated: 4/5 Jan 25, 2013 Full Review Walter V. Addiego San Francisco Chronicle If passion were all that mattered, "Let Fury Have the Hour" might be the film of the year. Rated: 2/4 Jan 18, 2013 Full Review V.A. Musetto New York Post The film is one-sided and at times unfocused, but it makes a lot of sense politically. Rated: 2/4 Dec 14, 2012 Full Review Cynthia Fuchs PopMatters "Once upon a time, we were, I'm told, citizens with rights," says Hari Kunzru. Dec 23, 2012 Full Review Mark Bell Film Threat What results is an extremely good-looking documentary filled with these rebellious personalities mostly placing their fury aside to have intelligent conversation... Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 18, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Inspiring, wonderful. I didn't 'watch" this film - I had a conversation with it; one that made me challenge myself to get to my creative core and use my gifts, get involved and make a difference. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member This is like a manifesto. I couldn't wait to create something upon leaving the theater. Highly recommended. Worth the price of admission for the Ian MacKaye footage alone! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member You know a film is inspiring when the audience breaks out into spontaneous applause multiple times during it. Great message, amazing artists and awesome interviews! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the best documentaries I've seen in a long time. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member watch this and get inspired Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member It's that time again - Documentary time. If you were around in the late 70's/early 80's, in either the US or UK, you will remember a political shift that transformed the world. The documentary, Let Fury Have The Hour, focuses on that particular era with interviewing over 50 artists (musicians, filmmakers, writers, playwrights, skateboarders, etc...) discussing the global collective shift of people rising up against rise of conservative movements of Reagan and Thatcher. Let Fury Have The Hour, written and directed by Antonio D'Ambrosio, starts off fairly heavy with its political statement and what happened to the youth and the change in mindset. It focuses on the extreme consumerism and individualism as the two negative aspects of the era because the sense of community was lost. So the time became: "All about me!" The children and young adults during that time were forced to make a creative response. Hence the rise of punk rock, graffiti artists, rap, etc... arose to counterbalance the new way of conservative thinking. If you grew up in this era or recall it as an adult I believe you will enjoy this documentary, especially if there were personal favorites of yours when it came to music, art, dance, etc...because it is always fascinating to learn what was the impetus of art and the artist's visions. However, it was a bit extreme in its approach to make its point, in my opinion, having so many people of a myriad of artistic venues discussing the elements of that era. It became a little overwhelming, and I would have preferred a series that focused on certain artistic branches (Music, Art, Writing, Film, etc...) in order to better understand the reactionary responses that took place during that time. Also, it brought it up to today's mode of thought which was a huge leap in time (30 years), and I have a feeling a lot of important, interesting and intriguing facts were lost. The list of artists is so long that I can only list a few of the artists who took part of Let Fury Have The Hour: Eve Ensler, Billy Bragg, John Sayles, Tom Morello, Lewis Black, Chuck D, Shepard Fairey, Suheir Hammand, Van Jones, etc..... It's a broad spectrum of talent that represented a need for change. And this documentary showed that the way of radical thinking during that time was pretty universal among the artistic community. The film opens December 14th in NYC, January 18th San Francisco and January 25th in Los Angeles. For more cities and dates, please check the website: Let The Fury Have The Hour Book: Let Fury Have the Hour: Joe Strummer, Punk, and the Movement that Shook the World - written by the director, Antonio D'Ambrosio. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A generation of artists, thinkers and activists use their creativity to respond to the political climate of the 1980s.
Director
Antonino D'Ambrosio
Producer
Antonino D'Ambrosio, James Reid, Ben Correale, Karim Lopez
Screenwriter
Antonino D'Ambrosio
Distributor
CAVU Pictures
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 14, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 21, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.4K
Runtime
1h 27m