SHANE MACGOWAN - VAR/IF I SHOULD FALL FROM

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• Release Year: 2003
• Genre: Documentary, Music
• Plot: This unflinching, music-driven documentary provides the first real insight into the background and career of this legendary Irish artist who, as lead singer and songwriter for The Pogues, became a worldwide punk icon. It demonstrates why, despite years of drug and alcohol abuse that have pushed the archetype of rock and roll excess to its outer limit, he is still widely regarded as one of the very finest songwriters of his entire generation. ; The film includes contemporary interviews interwoven with performance material stretching back to Shane's earliest work, along with fly-on-the-wall footage from both London and Ireland. Both the highs, and the often-alarming lows of his career are revealed. ; ; Celebrated director Jim Sheridan has described this absorbing, accessible documentary as 'A fascinating, moving, and powerful film that brilliantly captures a unique Irish genius'. ; ; If I Should Fall From Grace is produced & directed by Sarah Share & executive produced by Larry Masterson for Emdee 2000 productions.; ; Includes performances of:; ; Paddy Public Enemy No. 1; If I Should Fall From Grace With God; Infatuation; Gabrielle; Waxie's Dargle; Streams of Whiskey; Dirty Old Town; The Irish Rover; Fiesta; A Rainy Night in Soho; Fairytale of New York; White City; Summer in Siam; Song with No Name; That Woman's Got Me Drinking; Haunted; Lonesome Highway; ; DVD Extras include:; Sing along option; Extended Shane interviews and outtakes; Conversaton with Paul Simonon (the Clash); Bonus Philpi Chevron Interview; Bonus Nick Cave interview
• Cast: Nick Cave, Philip Chevron, Victoria Clarke, Elvis Costello, Johnny Depp, Philip Gaston, John Lydon, Kirsty MacColl, Maurice MacGowan, Shane MacGowan, Therese MacGowan, Sinéad O'Connor, Deirdre O'Mahony, The Pogues, Sarah Share
• Director: Sarah Share
• Runtime: 1:50
• Company: MVD, Pop Twist Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie