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PENDA’S FEN (1974) — Queer Pagan British Folk Horror

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PENDA’S FEN (1974) — Queer Pagan British Folk Horror

June 22 : 3:30 pm 5:30 pm

“A lasting vision of heresy and pastoral horror” -Sukhdev Sandhu

This astonishing work from Alan Clarke (Scum, Elephant) explores a young man’s coming-of-age through the fractured lens of England’s pagan past. Originally shown on BBC1 in 1974 and rarely seen since, Penda’s Fen has become the stuff of legend, its name invoking the spirit of a time when television had the power to provoke and astound. Exploring themes of personal and national identity, language, history and industrial progress, this unclassifiable drama boldly weaves its exquisite, fantastical imagery with the rousing music of Elgar to tell a tale of ancient legends and sexual awakening which stands as one of British television’s greatest ever achievements. Not a traditional horror film, Penda’s Fen nevertheless maintains the ability to shock and unsettle half a century after its original broadcast.

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