24 Hour Party People
Part of the BAMcinematek series Punk 'n' Pie
Sat, Nov 22 at 4:45, 7, 9:30pm
Directed by Michael Winterbottom
With Steve Coogan
(2002) 117min
“Michael Winterbottom's pitch-perfect docudrama re-creates the drug-fueled rock scene in Manchester, England, the industrial-blight backwater that spawned bands such as Joy Division/New Order and Happy Mondays.” —Rolling Stone
The genre-jumping Winterbottom directs the inimitable Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson, the man who put Manchester on the map with his unorthodox signing of Joy Division and creation of Factory Records. This wickedly funny period piece could be Winterbottom’s greatest work.
The New York Times Review of 24 Hour Party People
"In some ways, it's a power-pop docu-comedy version of 'The Kid Stays in the Picture,' the story of a man recreating the world around him in his own image." More