听 Brothers Of The Head follows real-life siblings Harry and Luke Treadaway playing conjoined twins who rise to fame as 70s punk rockers. Co-directors Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe (Lost In La Mancha) take an unusual approach to the faux documentary format, ditching comedy in favour of a "po-faced" look at celebrity. As a result the film divided audiences, but it has all the makings of a cult hit on DVD.
He Is Heavy, He's My Brother
Aside from the obligatory theatrical trailer, the extras menu comprises 16 deleted scenes. Although Fulton and Pepe clearly weren't angling for comedy, there are a couple of vaguely amusing moments during the mock interviews with director Ken Russell (playing himself) and Tom Bower (as documentary maker Eddie Pasqua). "They were surprisingly normal - in a way..." says Pasqua, later adding, "They're normal guys, but hard to look at." It's no wonder that Russell insists, "Documentary is a dirty word as far as I'm concerned." He reckons his approach to the brothers' story has much more integrity...
Head Banging
Elsewhere among the footage, the Treadaways get to show off more of their musical ability. They play an acoustic rendition of Sink Or Swim and there are extended, 'unplugged' performances of Sitting In A Car, My Friend and Two Way Romeo. It's a great shame that we don't hear from composer Clive Langer who wrote all of the music specifically for the film. In fact there are no insights into development and production as Fulton and Pepe don't give any interviews or a commentary.
Ultimately this disc will only appeal to curious counterculture types who stop just short of chucking their TV and/or DVD player out of the window.
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