ALL THIS AND WORLD WAR 2

Saturday December 9, 2006 at 7:30pm

At articule, 262 Fairmount O., Montréal

articule presents a screening of the cult-film oddity All This and World War II and an open panel discussion with curator Graham Hall and invited guests Elena Razlogova, Professor for Public History at Concordia University, and Rupert Bottenberg, Music Editor at The Mirror.

All This and World War II is one of history's most infamous 'lost' films. Made in 1976 by 20th Century Fox, All This and World War II traces the rote popular narrative of the War through cleverly edited Second World War archival, propaganda and Hollywood war film footage, all set to cover versions of late-era Lennon/MacCartney songs by the likes of Elton John, the Bee Gees and Peter Gabriel. The film was subsequently destroyed by 20th Century Fox following poor reviews and abysmal box office. All This and World War II, was considered lost for many years, but has recently become available as a bootleg DVD, sourced from a rare video copy.