Svengali - Film - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Genre

Film

Released

2014

Stars

Jonny Owen, Vicky McClure, Martin Freeman, Matt Berry, Michael Smiley, Morwenna Banks, Di Botcher, Dylan Edwards and more

Writer

Jonny Owen

Director

John Hardwick

Producers

Jonny Owen, Martin Root, Rob Small, Victoria Wood, Henry Normal and Mark Pritchard

Company

Svengali tells the story of Dixie (Jonny Owen), a postman from South Wales, and a music fanatic. All his life he's dreamed of discovering a great band and then one day, trawling through YouTube, he finds them... 'The Premature Congratulations'.

He hunts them down and offers them his management services. They are young, arrogant, sexy and utterly magnificent. Putting their demo on a cassette tape, Dixie heads out onto the streets of London...

Innocent, wide-eyed Dixie embarks on a roller coaster ride through the most 'infamous' industry of them all. His partner and his sanity through it all is his soulmate Michelle (Vicky McClure).

Every day is a battle for Dixie, totally broke and working for nothing to get his beloved band gigs, their egos grow with their stardom. The more successful 'The Prems' get, the greater the chances are of Dixie losing them. He has to decide what are his real priorities in life... his love of music or his love for Michelle.

Svengali started life as an online comedy series. The film version features a host of recognisable British comedy actors in supporting roles.

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Additional details

Tagline

Life, love and a band. Can he manage it?

UK certificate

15

Duration

93 minutes

Production

Studio

Picture

Colour