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Tracks: 'This Charming Man', 'What Difference Does It Make?', 'Panic', 'Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now', 'Ask', 'The Boy With The Thorn In His Side', 'How Soon Is Now?', 'Shoplifters Of The World Unite', 'Girlfriend In A Coma', 'Sheila Take A Bow', 'Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before'. Also a film by Derek Jarman - 'The Queen Is Dead'.

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EAN0745099115524

eBay Product ID (ePID)3942607

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ActorThe Smiths

Aspect Ratio4:3 Full Frame

Film/TV TitleThe Smiths the Complete Picture

Release Year2000

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

GenreMusicals & Broadway, Music-Popular, Rock & Pop

Run Time50 Mins

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CertificatePG

Number of Discs1

Additional InformationIt almost seems like a needless effort to write about the Smiths - one either loves them passionately or despises them. This polarization of opinion could all be due to the effect that the dandy-esque front man Morrissey has on a person. Choosing to sing in a remarkably dramatic manner, writing ironically bathetic lyrics that swim with a biting, perhaps condescending wit, Morrissey is one of the most distinct leading men in rock history. His unlikely match with the great guitarist-songwriter Johnny Marr is what propelled the Smiths into the annals of pop history and made their songs highly influential classics. On THE COMPLETE PICTURE, The Smiths perform several of their hit singles at various locations, including the British program Top Of The Pops. The video serves as a great archive of The Smiths in their heyday, and also contains certain dramatic elements. One can see the latent disdain on Johnny Marr's face as he watches Morrissey posturing as a romantic poet, swaying around dramatically with that signature bundle of flowers in his back pocket. In all, THE COMPLETE PICTURE serves as a remarkable musical and dramatic record of one of the most influential bands in British pop history.

Format DescriptionDVD 5

Sound sourcePCM Stereo

Movie/TV TitleThe Smiths The Complete Picture