Ibiza: The Silent Movie
Julien Temple and Fatboy Slim's non-stop musical time-travelling trip through the history of dance music鈥檚 most influential, charismatic and spiritual island in the Mediterranean.
A 90-minute feature film that drills into the soul of this extraordinary, magical Island and releases the story of 3,000 years of Ibizan history. Julien Temple鈥檚 iconic trademark style sends its audience on the ultimate, emotionally exhilarating and groundbreaking time-travel ride through the psyche of this jewel of the Mediterranean.
This is a story of extremes and the fight for the very soul of the White Island. A story of sensuality, hedonism, spirituality, ancient ways of life and new ways of living. An island, despite wave after wave of brutal occupation, whose free spirit of tolerance and acceptance of others has somehow managed to survive, absorbing, welcoming and sheltering people and cultures from around the Mediterranean and the world beyond. Ibiza鈥檚 bohemian heart now faces its strongest challenge yet: to continue to beat strongly in the face of the ever-growing annual invasion of wealthy socialites and the gentrification of the island in the name of progress.
The film re-enacts, with cameo Hollywood performances, forgotten epic moments in the history of the island. From irresistible sirens who seduced and shipwrecked Odysseus with their honeyed songs to the Carthaginians, Romans, Vikings and Moors; from the refugees of Franco's civil war to the McCarthy blacklists of Hollywood; from the early hippy beat paradise of the 1950s to the pan-European free zone that is Ibiza today; from the sexual rites of the Phoenician love goddess Tanit to disco sunrises at super-clubs like Pacha, Space, Amnesia and DC-10, Ibiza has always been out there on the frontier of human experience. This island has seen it all and so will our audience.
Adopted home of Orson Welles, Errol Flynn, Denholm Elliott, Sid Vicious, Joni Mitchell, Robert Plant, Terry-Thomas, master forger Elmyr de Hory, convicted fraudster Clifford Irving and, of course Elle, Naomi and Kate, Ibiza has always proved irresistible to celebrities on the run from themselves. Today鈥檚 residents including Jade Jagger and Guy Laliberte (founder and owner of Cirque du Soleil), and regular visitors to the island that include Madonna and Leonardo Di Caprio, all play a part in maintaining the continued fascination of this magical isle.
To match the unique nature of the island itself, the film breaks new ground by delivering the first culture movie for audiences to dance to. The visual feast of original footage and archive, delivered silently with animation, graphics and text to enhance the narrative, combines with a pulsating non-stop soundtrack mixed by some of the world鈥檚 top DJs, enabling audiences to immerse themselves both physically and emotionally in the experience.
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The dance utopia of the 70s
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Joe Smooth, Anthony Thomas
Promised Land
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Energy 52
Cafe Del Mar (Michael Woods Remix)
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Diallo
Hi Hater
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Roland Clark
First Time
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Mory Kant茅
Ye Ke Ye Ke
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Berk and The Virtual Band
Change
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Ludwig Hirsch
Engerl
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Cream
Tales Of Brave Ulysses
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Tinariwen
Amassakoul 'N' T茅n茅r茅
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Fatboy Slim
Right Here, Right Now (Friction & Killer Hertz remix)
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Fatboy Slim
Right Here, Right Now
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The Nice
America
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Lecuona Cuban Boys
Cachita
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Mighty Mouse
Movement 9
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Primal Scream
Suwasutika Aiz
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The Dandy Warhols
Bohemian Like You
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Brian Eno
On Some Faraway Beach
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King Crimson
Formentera Lady
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Goodie Mob
Invitation To The World Party
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Richie Havens
Going Back To My Roots
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Cal Tjader, Fila Brazillia
Soul Sauce
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Housemaster Boyz & The Rude Boy of House
House Nation
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Traffic
Paper Sun
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Joe Smooth
Promised Land
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Fatboy Slim & Riva Starr
Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat (feat. Beardyman)
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Songkillers
Leteci Sampion
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Fatboy Slim & Riva Starr
Eat Sleep Rave Repeat
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Wink
Don't Laugh (Josh Wink Edit)
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Terrorvision
Tequila
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Hot Since 82
Buggin (Extended)
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Back Riot
A Day In The Life
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Merry Clayton
Performance (feat. Jack Nitzsche)
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Tanit | Claire Davies |
Hausmann | Cathal Smyth |
Bez | Bez |
Writer | Julien Temple |
Music Director | Norman Cook |
Production Company | Essential Arts |
Production Company | Nitrate Film Ltd |
Production Company | Whizz Kid Entertainment |
Producer | Richard Conway |
Producer | Andrew Curtis |
Producer | Julien Temple |
Director | Julien Temple |