PJ Harvey - England HD

PJ Harvey - England
The 6th Film, From A Series Of 12 Short Films, By Seamus Murphy

From the album 'Let England Shake'
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England -- Text By Seamus Murphy

As with some of the other films openings, I asked someone to speak the lyrics of the song. Rather than try to interpret too much or too literally the idea of England, which is vaguely what all 12 films are about, I focused on the sound of the song itself which has a melancholic, tragic lilt to it, like a resigned love song of acceptance. And like all the other films, the images come from observations made on the road. The archer I found in a field I was driving past, the parrot was in a great dock pub in Birkenhead-across the Mersey from Liverpool. The pubs here used to be full of parrots from sailors returning home from the tropics, and this one's party piece was to shout "twat" in thick scouse. Bobby Moore and the World Cup in 1966 was in a kebab place in Southend, the white haired man is a charismatic horseman from Norfolk. Shooting Polly up close physically, allowing her to move in and out of focus was something we both liked, it lent an intimate and raw feel. The audio of the Arab woman singing that ends the film was the original ending of that piece of music, but edited out for the album.

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[Ivan Làzaro Miralvés]

love Polly Jean



[vaso2]

my goddess 20 years later and she keeps innovating and taking our breaths away. i love you pj harvey xxx

[WalterSobchak1000]

these films by seamus murphy are masterpieces. absolutely beautiful

[Jonas Elfström]

My theory is that the "disharmonics" scares quite a few people. I think it makes the song even more wonderful!

[silverboy888]

fantastic !!!!!

[simon pascoe]

Why have only 54,000 people bothered watching this? Its profound!

[nickthelick]

Hi there, will this help? It's Said El Kurdi’s song Kassem Miro... haunting stuff...

It's here on youtube... have a good one!

=O)

[EarthRimRoamer666]

This woman has an uncanny ability to bring tears to my eyes with the slightest will...

[sheela nagig]

It is a Kurdish folk song, you might find more information if you do a web search

[the0square]

Our media is really the problem. Weren't you sad of the Queen's Jubilee and Olympics coverage endless british-ness (?) such worthless information that you and your children must consume. It's a sign that we are going wrong, I also have to admit - as a european country, we have little or no political coverage now. The BBC have become a more corporate presence. This seems our "great institutions" coming back at us in cheap form. England is made of You and I, the people - not some forced ideals!

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