Watch: Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story 2018 123movies, Full Movie Online – It’s a documentary about the life of eccentric comedian Frank Sidebottom who wore a huge papier-mache’ head and whose true identity was a closely guarded secret until after he died. The 2014 Magnolia Pictures film titled Frank was inspired by his sensational mystery..
Plot: The hilarious and bizarre story of Frank Sidebottom, the cult British comedian in a papier mâché head, and the secretive life of Chris Sievey, the artist trapped inside.
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Labour Of Love
I was one of the ‘backers’ (bit of a mogul you see) of this 7 years or so ago and have been eagerly awaiting the final flick ever since. There have been regular email updates from the director Steve in that time and the passion and effort that has gone in to it is staggering. Now having seen it myself I found it to be interesting, funny and touching and I’m even more grateful that I had the pleasure of meeting Frank (not Chris unfortunately) on the Magical Timperley Tour a decade ago, with my since passed old man. It’s not bobbins at all and I’d recommend it completely to fans and non fans alike.
Maybe it’s me
I literally had to force myself to watch this film through to the end. The subject of the documentary, Chris Sievey, appears to me to be a modestly talented but wholly undisciplined artist, whose clearest identifying feature is that he is a total attention junkie. He composes and plays some mildly clever but ultimately worthless music, creates cute little cartoons of this and that, and somewhere along the line, invented a character with a papier maché head that he appears as in any venue that will have him. Mostly his audience seems to be a bunch of drunks who find him utterly charming and amusing. However, he is not my cup of tea, and his artistry seems more motivated by wanting the adulation of everyone he comes into contact with than anything else. At one hour and 45 minutes, this film was about an hour and a half too long for me. But for those who find Sievey’s brand of “humor” amusing, I’m sure it is not nearly long enough. The rather sordid details of his personal life more or less confirm his narcissism and borderline sociopathy. Yet, ultimately what emerges is a portrait of a life, warts and all, that some may find rewarding. One last word of caution: the vast bulk of this film is old grainy, wavy-lined VHS home video footage of Sievey in his heyday. That, plus the cheesiness of his performances, will likely be a dealbreaker for many.
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Rated TV-14
Genre Documentary, Music
Director Steve Sullivan
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Actors Johnny Vegas, Ross Noble, John Cooper Clarke
Country United Kingdom
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