Svengali (2013 film)

Svengali is a 2013 British film directed by John Hardwick, written by Jonny Owen, and starring Martin Freeman, Vicky McClure, Matt Berry, Michael Socha, Michael Smiley, Vauxhall Jermaine and Natasha O'Keeffe.[1] The film was produced by Root Films.

Svengali
Directed byJohn Hardwick
Produced byMartin Root
Jonny Owen
Written byJonny Owen
StarringMartin Freeman
Vicky McClure
Matt Berry
Michael Socha
Michael Smiley
Natasha O'Keeffe
Jonny Owen
Vauxhall Jermaine
Music byTristin Norwell
Edited byAnthony 'Pants' Boys
Kant Pan
Production
companies
Root Films
Munro Film Services
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • 21 June 2013 (2013-06-21) (Edinburgh International Film Festival)
  • 21 March 2014 (2014-03-21) (United Kingdom)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

Dixie (Jonny Owen) is a postman from South Wales, and a music fanatic. All his life he's dreamed of discovering a great band and then one day, trawling through YouTube, he finds them... 'The Premature Congratulations'. He hunts them down and offers them his management services. They are young, arrogant, sexy and utterly magnificent. Putting their demo on a cassette tape, Dixie heads out onto the streets of London... Innocent, wide-eyed Dixie embarks on a roller coaster ride through the most infamous industry of them all. His partner and his sanity through it all is his soulmate Michelle (Vicky McClure). Every day is a battle for Dixie, totally broke and working for nothing to get his beloved band gigs, their egos grow with their stardom. The more successful The Prems get, the greater the chances are of Dixie losing them. He has to decide what are his real priorities in life... his love of music or his love for Michelle.

Cast

Edinburgh Film Festival

Svengali was selected to show at the 67th Edinburgh International Film Festival. It has also been nominated for the Michael Powell Award;[4][5] a prize which honours the best British feature film.[6][7]

References
  1. "Martin Freeman". Svengali. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  2. Conner, Megan (5 May 2013). "Vicky McClure: The Scene Stealer". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  3. "Martin Freeman to star in new music industry movie 'Svengali'". nme.com. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  4. "Svengali". EIFF Official. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  5. Szalai, Georg (29 May 2013). "Edinburgh Film Festival Lineup". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  6. "The Scotsman - Lineup Revealed". Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  7. "Edinburgh Announce 2013 Lineup". Screen Daily. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
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