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- Poly Styrene: I Am A Clich manages to hold true to its overlapping perceptions of its subject, maintaining a well-balanced tension between the two that makes for fascinating viewing.
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Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché. Documentary. 89 minutes ‧ NR ‧ 2022. Glenn Kenny. February 2, 2022. 3 min read. The voices of punk rock, at least in its British iteration, could be divided into four categories: The Sneer (Johnny Rotten), The Mewl (Howard Devoto, Pete Shelley), The Harangue (Joe Strummer) … and then there was The Bellow.
Feb 3, 2022 · More than a journeyman rockumentary, “Poly Styrene” is a thoughtfully finessed filial reckoning: a daughter’s journey toward understanding her mother as a young artist and as a young woman of...
The death of punk icon and X-Ray Spex frontwoman Poly Styrene sends her daughter on a journey across the world and through her mother’s archives to reconcile their fraught relationship in this new documentary feature, featuring Oscar nominee Ruth Negga as the voice of Poly Styrene.
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When Poly Styrene — born Marianne Joan Elliott-Said to an English legal secretary and a Somali dock worker—died of cancer at the age of 53 in 2011, she left her artistic legacy in the hands of the daughter with whom she had a tumultuous relationship throughout much of her life. In addition to the racism and misogyny that Polyfaced throughout her li...
While the two women reconciled prior to Poly’s death, it is clear that Celeste still carries a lot of baggage from her childhood; here, she carefully unpacks it and examines it, revealing as much of herself in the process as she does her mother. The result is an intimate portrait of a legendary life that manages to avoid falling into the traps that...
From her status as a famous mixed-raced woman at a time when that was still seen as rare in society, to her interactions with many other luminaries of the punk movement, Poly Styrene’s life was truly a reflection of the rapid cultural changes that England and the world were undergoing at the time. In watching her, and listening to her, and hearing ...
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Poly Styrene - Marianne Elliott-Said - was no cliche, she was one of a kind, a visionary, lyrically. And she was a fragile human being indeed. This documentary ultimately does Poly a disservice - it both pays tribute to her, and insults her at the same time.
Apr 30, 2021 · Importantly, Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché finally breaks Poly’s story from the shackles of her punk contemporaries. It is an essential music documentary, one crafted with warmth and wit by co-directors Celeste Bell—Styrene’s daughter—and Paul Sng.
Critics Reviews. View All (57) Critics Reviews. Lisa Kennedy New York Times More than a journeyman rockumentary, “Poly Styrene” is a thoughtfully finessed filial reckoning: a daughter’s journey...
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