The Decline of Western Civilisation 1981 MA15+
When
1.00pm, Sun 2 Oct 2016 (100 mins)Where
Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A
About
Filmed in Los Angeles in 1979-80, The Decline of Western Civilisation is regularly cited as a masterpiece of punk cinema. Director Penelope Spheeris and her punks revel in the freedom of their madness — eschewing the Reagan era conservatism and ever softening commercial pop in favour of their alternate universe of makeshift clubs filled with hostility, violence, and raw energy.
MA15+ | Strong coarse language and sexual references
MA15+
Production Credits
- Director /Script: Penelope Spheeris
- Cinematographer: Steve Conant
- Editor: Charlie Mullin
- Featured Artists /Music: Circle Jerks
- Production Company: Spheeris Films Inc.
- Print Source: Shout Factory
- Rights: Via Vision
- Year: 1981
- Runtime: 100 minutes
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Sound: Mono
- Colour: Black & White, Colour
- Screening Format: DCP