The Alcohol Years
2000•50m•7.2•Released
DramaDocumentary
Carol Morley returns to Manchester, where in the early 1980s, five years of her life were lost in an alcoholic blur. The Alcohol Years is a poetic retrieval of that time, in which rediscovered friends and acquaintances recount tales of her drunken and promiscuous behavior. In Morley’s search for her lost self, conflicting memories and viewpoints weave in and out, revealing a portrait of the city, its pop culture, and the people who lived it.
Director
Carol Morley
Writer
Carol Morley
Studio
Cannon and Morley Productions
Cast
Carol Morley
Herself
Tony Wilson
Himself
Bruce Mitchell
Himself
Vini Reilly
Himself
Dave Haslam
Himself
Pete Shelley
Himself
Alan Wise
Himself
Stella Grundy
Herself
Debby Turner
Herself
Douglas Hart
Himself
Dick Witts
Himself
Production
Company
Cannon and Morley Productions
Producer
Cairo Cannon
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