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Ibiza: The Silent Movie

Julien Temple and Fatboy Slim's non-stop musical time-travelling trip through the history of dance music鈥檚 most influential, charismatic and spiritual island in the Mediterranean.

A 90-minute feature film that drills into the soul of this extraordinary, magical Island and releases the story of 3,000 years of Ibizan history. Julien Temple鈥檚 iconic trademark style sends its audience on the ultimate, emotionally exhilarating and groundbreaking time-travel ride through the psyche of this jewel of the Mediterranean.

This is a story of extremes and the fight for the very soul of the White Island. A story of sensuality, hedonism, spirituality, ancient ways of life and new ways of living. An island, despite wave after wave of brutal occupation, whose free spirit of tolerance and acceptance of others has somehow managed to survive, absorbing, welcoming and sheltering people and cultures from around the Mediterranean and the world beyond. Ibiza鈥檚 bohemian heart now faces its strongest challenge yet: to continue to beat strongly in the face of the ever-growing annual invasion of wealthy socialites and the gentrification of the island in the name of progress.

The film re-enacts, with cameo Hollywood performances, forgotten epic moments in the history of the island. From irresistible sirens who seduced and shipwrecked Odysseus with their honeyed songs to the Carthaginians, Romans, Vikings and Moors; from the refugees of Franco's civil war to the McCarthy blacklists of Hollywood; from the early hippy beat paradise of the 1950s to the pan-European free zone that is Ibiza today; from the sexual rites of the Phoenician love goddess Tanit to disco sunrises at super-clubs like Pacha, Space, Amnesia and DC-10, Ibiza has always been out there on the frontier of human experience. This island has seen it all and so will our audience.

Adopted home of Orson Welles, Errol Flynn, Denholm Elliott, Sid Vicious, Joni Mitchell, Robert Plant, Terry-Thomas, master forger Elmyr de Hory, convicted fraudster Clifford Irving and, of course Elle, Naomi and Kate, Ibiza has always proved irresistible to celebrities on the run from themselves. Today鈥檚 residents including Jade Jagger and Guy Laliberte (founder and owner of Cirque du Soleil), and regular visitors to the island that include Madonna and Leonardo Di Caprio, all play a part in maintaining the continued fascination of this magical isle.

To match the unique nature of the island itself, the film breaks new ground by delivering the first culture movie for audiences to dance to. The visual feast of original footage and archive, delivered silently with animation, graphics and text to enhance the narrative, combines with a pulsating non-stop soundtrack mixed by some of the world鈥檚 top DJs, enabling audiences to immerse themselves both physically and emotionally in the experience.

1 hour, 31 minutes

Last on

Sat 5 Nov 2022 02:00
主播大秀 Four

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:05

    Joe Smooth, Anthony Thomas

    Promised Land

  • 00:06

    Energy 52

    Cafe Del Mar (Michael Woods Remix)

  • 00:08

    Diallo

    Hi Hater

  • 00:10

    Roland Clark

    First Time

  • 00:11

    Mory Kant茅

    Ye Ke Ye Ke

  • 00:14

    Berk and The Virtual Band

    Change

  • 00:14

    Ludwig Hirsch

    Engerl

  • 00:16

    Cream

    Tales Of Brave Ulysses

  • 00:23

    Tinariwen

    Amassakoul 'N' T茅n茅r茅

  • 00:29

    Fatboy Slim

    Right Here, Right Now (Friction & Killer Hertz remix)

    Remix Artist: Friction. Remix Artist: Killer Hertz.
  • 00:30

    Fatboy Slim

    Right Here, Right Now

  • 00:30

    The Nice

    America

  • 00:39

    Lecuona Cuban Boys

    Cachita

  • 00:42

    Mighty Mouse

    Movement 9

  • 00:44

    Primal Scream

    Suwasutika Aiz

  • 00:52

    The Dandy Warhols

    Bohemian Like You

  • 00:57

    Brian Eno

    On Some Faraway Beach

  • 01:00

    King Crimson

    Formentera Lady

  • 01:03

    Goodie Mob

    Invitation To The World Party

  • 01:05

    Richie Havens

    Going Back To My Roots

  • 01:07

    Cal Tjader, Fila Brazillia

    Soul Sauce

  • 01:11

    Housemaster Boyz & The Rude Boy of House

    House Nation

  • 00:59

    Traffic

    Paper Sun

  • 01:12

    Joe Smooth

    Promised Land

  • 01:13

    Fatboy Slim & Riva Starr

    Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat (feat. Beardyman)

  • 01:15

    Songkillers

    Leteci Sampion

  • 01:17

    Fatboy Slim & Riva Starr

    Eat Sleep Rave Repeat

  • 01:17

    Wink

    Don't Laugh (Josh Wink Edit)

  • 01:18

    Terrorvision

    Tequila

  • 01:22

    Hot Since 82

    Buggin (Extended)

  • 01:23

    Back Riot

    A Day In The Life

  • 01:30

    Merry Clayton

    Performance (feat. Jack Nitzsche)

Credits

Tanit Claire Davies
Hausmann Cathal Smyth
Bez Bez
Writer Julien Temple
Music Director Norman Cook
Production Company Essential Arts
Production Company Nitrate Film Ltd
Production Company Whizz Kid Entertainment
Producer Richard Conway
Producer Andrew Curtis
Producer Julien Temple
Director Julien Temple

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