Celebrate the life of the psychedelic Prince of Pop of this generation with the original 1984 film, Purple Rain. The rock, musical drama film marks the electrifying film debut of Prince as the Kid, a Minneapolis club musician as alienated as he is talented. The film follows the struggles the kid experiences with a tumultuous home life and his smouldering anger, while taking refuge in his music.

The film features Prince, playing a quasi-biographical person called The Kid. Coming from an abusive home in a cold, working-class city, it tells the story about youth, anger and changing the course of your life that was set out for you by your parents.

The film and album that accompanies it, manages to thread the needle between a dazzling array of genres – pop, tongue-wagging hair metal, dark R&B, and pleading soul.

By doing so, Purple Rain placed itself in a unique transcendent place which cannot be replicated or replaced. As explained in an article on Pitchfork.com, “The only way to get to where Purple Rain takes you is to play Purple Rain.”

Purple Rain runs between May 13 and 15 at Eden Cinemas, St Julian’s. More information and tickets are available online or by calling on 2371 0400.

www.edencinemas.com.mt

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