The Sex Pistols tell their own story in Julien Temple's reply to his own film, The Great Rock 'n' Roll...
The Sex Pistols tell their own story in Julien Temple's reply to his own film, The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, made 20 years previously.
"How many filmmakers have returned to the same subject 20 years later and told a radically different story? Julien Temple does just that in his superb essay on the Sex Pistols and the times in which the band evolved, soared and ultimately imploded. In the perfect riposte to manager Malcolm McLaren dominating The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle it's the fiercely intelligent and supremely witty John Lydon (née Rotten) who holds the floor here. A free-form collage with kitschy '70s TV commercials and clips of ancient British comedy acts pointedly spliced into its raucous proceedings, Filth… tells us exactly why the Sex Pistols and punk rock needed to happen." (Sydney Film Festival)
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88 %6,304 reviewsAudience score rating
"This isn't a rose-spectacled romp: the hellish American tour and Sid Vicious' heroin addiction pull the film towards tragedy. Any nostalgia on show isn't for the songs and fashions, but a time when music really could shake up the system."
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Total Film
Total Film"The Sex Pistols gave everything they had, and Mr. Temple's film is a gift to them and to their fans. Nihilism like this makes you glad to be alive."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"To see this film's footage from the '70s is to see the beginning of much of pop and fashion iconography for the next two decades."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Though Temple has the odd tendency towards artifice, this is a good deal more frank and detailed than most musical documentaries, with honest revelations from its subjects."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineThe Filth and the Fury | Details
- Rating
- M, Sexual references
- Runtime
- 108
- Genre
- Documentary, Music
- Country of origin
- UK, USA
