![]() They are joined by Sheila (Elena Kampouris) and her long-term beau Patrick (James Bloor), the latter also seemingly on the verge of recognizing desires he’s long kept at bay. Reeling in the aftermath of this drama, she embarks on a strenuous night out with Billy (Nick Krause), a pseudo love-interest who has just enlisted at the behest of his father, but seems more interested in exploring his sexuality. The worst of all possible things happen just as Chloe (Helena Howard) is on the verge of saying goodbye to her trio of best friends after graduating high school-her favorite band, The Smiths, have called it quits. Kijak revisits the hijacking of a Denver radio station by an overzealous Smiths fan, upset at their dissolution, forcing the DJ to play the band’s catalogue over the course of one evening. The short-lived British indie band lasted five years and released four studio albums, defining an entire generation of angst-ridden teenagers drifting into a melancholically inclined adulthood. ![]() At first glance, the title doesn’t provide any clues to the film’s intentions (something like Things to Do in Denver When Your Favorite Band is Dead, maybe?), but the specific time and place of this 1987 Colorado set tale will likely appeal to audiences holding the same sentiments as its main characters, a reverence for The Smiths. In the Mood for Morrissey: Kijak Languishes in Eighties Angstĭocumentarian Stephen Kijak returns to narrative filmmaking for the first time since his 1996 debut Never Met Picasso with 1980s period piece Shoplifters of the World. ![]()
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