Penda’s Fen (1974)
aka “Play for Today” Penda’s Fen
Genre: Coming of Age | Folk Horror | Drama | Comedy
Country: UK | Director: Alan Clarke
Language: English | Subtitles: English (Optional, embedded in Mkv file)
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1 | Length: 92mn
Bdrip H264 Mkv – 1440×1080 – 23.976fps – 4.12gb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325965/
Audio 2: Commentary by James Machin & Matthew Harle,
Editors of the book “Of Mud & Flame: The Penda’s Fen Sourcebook”
Through a series of real and imagined encounters with angels, demons, and England’s pagan past, a pastor’s son begins to question his religion and politics, and comes to terms with his sexuality.
Originally shown on BBC1 in 1974 and rarely seen since, Penda’s Fen has become the stuff of legend, its name invoking the spirit of a time when television had the power to provoke and astound. Exploring theme of personal and national identity, language, history and industrial progress, this unclassifiable drama boldly weaves its exquisite, fantastical imagery with the rousing music of Elgar to tell a tale of ancient legends and sexual awakening which stands as one of British television’s greatest ever achievements.
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