Trailer for set the thames on fire, which screened at psiff london is drowning, and piano playerpetty thief art lives by the river. Set the thames on firethe impresario set the thames on fire. Two boys fall through a grotesque, nightmare london, endeavouring to survive and escape, and perhaps find hope, in this dark comedy. Like midnight cowboy by way of terry gilliam, set the thames on fire follows the two young men as they wander through this heavily stylised vision of a future dickensian london, drifting past beautiful matte paintings and encountering a variety of felliniesque characters, while an orwellian tannoy system informs the residents of london of their ongoing plight. With lily loveless, noel fielding, sadie frost, sally phillips. Preparations are underway to create the 120metrelong model of. According to the director the film is the darkly comic story of two dirty angels, two boys, art and sal, living in a dreamcity london of huge. The film stars michael winder and max bennett, alongside an ensemble cast featuring noel fielding, sadie frost, sally phillips, david hoyle, and lily loveless.
Set the thames on fire is one of this years three loco discovery award. Brimming with visual invention, if not dramatic urgency, set. Great fire of london 350th anniversary, river thames. The baronet will never set the thames on fire, but there seems no harm in him 1884, ws gilbert, princess ida, the complete annotated gilbert and sullivan, oxford university press 1996, p. The film was selected to premiere in competition at the palm springs international film festival on 8 january 2016. Set the thames on fire marks the feature directorial debut of ben charles edwards, who received acclaim for his awardwinning short films. From longman dictionary of contemporary english set the thames on fire set the thames on fire usually in negatives british english oldfash to achieve something unusually good or interesting, which makes people notice you phil was making a living as a writer. Set the thames on fire is a 2016 british science fiction fantasy comedydrama film directed by ben charles edwards in his directorial debut. Sadie frost to produce ben charles edwards feature debut. Vous pouvez telecharger set the thames on fire 2015 sans frais. A series of floods have left the city a gritty, waterlogged nightmare, lorded over by a mad impresario whose grotesque halloween fete offers art an opportunity to earn a muchneeded penny. About the event a recreation of the great fire of london will set the thames ablaze on 4th september in a spectacular culmination of a series of events to commemorate 350 years since the blaze that ripped through the city of london, destroying homes, businesses and iconic structures such as st pauls. The reason i chose to produce set the thames on fire is because i think that it is a very strong script and ben has a unique vision.
Set the thames on fire 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Announcements spread by speakers are common resources in all three movies and the costume design shows a pretentious futuristic fashion with influences. Noel fielding is to appear in a new film due out next year set the thames on fire is written by al joshua and directed by ben charles edwards. Set the thames on fire is a dark comedy fantasy film about two boys, art and sal, who fall through the clockwork of a grotesque, nightmare london, and together endeavour to survive, escape and perhaps find hope. Set the thames on fire feels like the kind of bizarre black comedy you might have accidentally discovered on bbc3 at 2am. Set the thames on fire was my only excellent rating of all the films i saw at our palm.
Set the thames on fire was the ma thesis project of student sadie frost, who produced and starred in the feature film. Vous pouvez regarder le film set the thames on fire en streaming dans le cable tv ou cinema au montreal canada et france avec son original en. Famous buildings including st pauls cathedral, the royal exchange, and the. Set the thames on fire idioms by the free dictionary. Information and translations of set the thames on fire in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Definition of set the thames on fire in the dictionary. Set in boston in 1978 but shot, weirdly, in brighton, the opening halfhour is a riot of cool tunes, hot threads, big.
Set the thames on fire 1h 23min comedy, drama, fantasy 16 september 2016 uk two boys fall through the clockwork of a grotesque, nightmare london, endeavouring to survive and escape. Set the world on fire definition and meaning collins. What is the origin of the phrase hethey wont set the thames on fire not sure of the exact origin of your phrase but the sense of the phrase goes way back. Free fire is a 2016 british black comedyaction film directed by ben wheatley, from a screenplay by wheatley and amy jump.
Set the thames on fire 2016 dvdrip full movie watch. Set the thames on fire seems to put across the idea that homosexuality is. Set the thames on fire british board of film classification. Set the thames on fire teaser trailer from blonde to black pictures on vimeo. Two boys fall through the clockwork of a grotesque, nightmare london, endeavouring to. Ben charles edwardss debut feature is a laudably ambitious agony in three acts set in a flooded future london. Based on characters created by edwards and al joshua. Set the thames on fire 2015 when two boys fall through the clockwork of a nightmarish london, they endeavor to survive and escape. Definition of sets the thames on fire in the idioms dictionary. Great fire of london replica set on fire in watch it burn. Coincidentally, a smallscreen outing in the early hours might have suited this concept better than its current format, which feels a bit stretched, even considering its short runningtime. Receiving its uk premiere to a sold out audience at the bfi southbank, london on 21 april 2016. Art, a struggling piano player and sal, a compulsive liar, embark on a string of ludicrous escapades.
Destined for cult veneration, ben charles edwardss debut feature is a laudably ambitious agony in three acts set in a flooded future london. Under fire 2016 a widowed police officer goes under cover to solve the same case that got her husband killed. Loco 2016 opens with the uk premiere of british director ben charles edwards first feature film set the thames on fire, starring max bennett, michael winder, noel fielding, sadie frost, sally phillips, lily loveless and morgana robinson. I have worked with ben on many projects over the last seven. A guide to set the thames on fire, the 2016 film set in a nightmarish london. Definition of set the thames on fire in the idioms dictionary. It stars sharlto copley, armie hammer, brie larson, cillian murphy, jack reynor, babou ceesay, enzo cilenti, sam riley, michael smiley and noah taylor. The only element of provocation is the film s homosexual undertones that run throughout the film. Following the uk festival premiere at the bfi southbank, critical.
And theres a film projection onto the walls of st pauls cathedral, christopher wrens greatest masterpiece, which rose from the ashes of the blaze. The film has also been listed as one of the top london films to see in 2016 by the londonist. Scifi comedy and debut feature from director ben charles edwards the film follows two boys as they attempt to. The postapocalypse gets strange in set the thames on fire.
To achieve something amazing, to do something which brings great public acclaim set the thames on fire meaning. A replica of 17thcentury london on a barge floating on the river thames burns in an event to mark the 350th anniversary of the great fire of london, in london on september 4, 2016. Set the thames on fire also establishes a dialogue with terry gilliams work, particularly brazil 1985 and the zero theorem 20, with colourful tyranny and absurdity spicing up the movie. The great fire of london will be recreated on the river thames next month to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the historic event. Set the thames on fire received its uk cinema release at selected picturehouse and everyman cinemas september 2016. The fire started in a bakers shop owned by thomas farriner 2. Music video exploring the life of dickie from set the thames on fire, set to the song evening wear by mindless self indulgence.
Ben charles edwards utterly uncategorisable work is one of the strangest british films of recent times. Set the thames on fire posted by victoria s dennis on march 14, 2009 at 22. If you say that someone or something wont set the thames on fire, you mean that they are not very exciting and are not likely to be extremely successful. Its produced by sadie frosts blonde to black pictures which specialises in nurturing young talent. Just exactly how did this excuse for a movie get to be rated at 7. Set the thames on fire posted by ray lowrey on march 12, 2009 at 12. Set the thames on fire is a dark comedy fantasy film about two boys, art and sal, who fall through the clockwork of a grotesque, nightmare london, and together endeavour to survive, escape and perhaps find hope art, a struggling piano player and sal, a compulsive liar, embark on a string of ludicrous escapades through a dystopian london, ruled over by a grotesque and tyrannical impresario. Fire at sea captures the quiet details of life on lampedusa the migrants themselves pass through the film almost too quickly for individual lives to be registered, except one nigerian who tells. Set the thames on fire was selected for the raindance film festival 2015 and premiered at the 21st annual palm springs international festival earlier this year. Set the thames on fire 2015 film complet en francais. Watch set the thames on fire 2016 dvdrip full movie online free directed by. Set the thames on fire 2015 works archive of our own. Set the thames on fire posted by brian on november 01, 2000.