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The World of Gilbert & George

1981

72 minutes

DocumentaryComedy

Overview

Gilbert & George are renowned for presenting themselves as ‘living sculptures,’ fusing their art and identity with the external world. Their exploration of the bleak urban surrounds of 1980’s London, powerfully evoke the desires and tensions of its disillusioned youth alongside their own eccentricities. Poetic narration combines with vivid imagery that moves between the startlingly beautiful, the humorous, and the absurd. Church spires and city streets, youth and drunks, dancing and tea-drinking all take on an affecting symbolism when viewed from the unique perspective of Gilbert & George.

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Top Cast

George Passmore headshot

George Passmore

Gilbert Prousch headshot

Gilbert Prousch

(as Gilbert Proesch)