Arcadia

UK, 2017
Directed by Paul Wright
Music by Adrian Utley, Will Gregory
Distributed by BFI
78mins

Scouring 100 years of archive footage, BAFTA-winner Paul Wright constructs an exhilarating study of the British people’s shifting — and contradictory — relationship to the land. The film goes on a sensory, visceral journey through the contrasting seasons, taking in folk carnivals and fetes, masked parades, water divining and harvesting. Set to a grand, expressive new score from Adrian Utley (Portishead) and Will Gregory (Goldfrapp) alongside folk music from the likes of Anne Briggs, Wright’s captivating film essay captures the beauty and brutality, and the magic and madness of rural Britain.

“The must-see British documentary of the year” — The Culture Trip

“An exhilarating audio-visual journey” — Sight & Sound

“There is magic in this film. 9/10” — Uncut

Official Selection at 2017 BFI London Film Festival, 2018 Glasgow Film Festival.

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January

23 January
Diss Corn Hall

February

19 February
Pound Arts Centre

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