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The Moon over the Alley

The Moon Over the Alley is a bizarre and compelling musical exploring the problems of multicultural Notting Hill residents in the early 1970s.

Musical 1977 108 mins

Director: Joseph Despins

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Overview

The Moon Over the Alley reunited Duffer writer/directors Joseph Despins and William Dumaresq, with this strange London-set musical, again scored by Galt MacDermont (Hair). The film explores the problems facing the multicultural residents in a Notting Hill boarding house of the early 1970s, destined for demolition. Dark and disturbing, yet also dreamlike and tender, this astonishing film defies all categorisation.

This title is also available on DVD / Blu-ray in the BFI’s Flipside collection.

Director

Joseph Despins

Featuring

Doris Fishwick , Peter Farrell and Erna May

Genres

Musical

Certificate

Contains strong violence and language, soft drug use and sexual violence

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Accessibility

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