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Northern Soul: Living for the Weekend

The film explores the lively culture of Britain's 1970s underground clubs, capturing the boundless energy and rebellious spirit of a lost era.

The Northern Soul phenomenon was a thrilling underground British club movement in the 1970s, characterized by thousands of disenchanted youths dancing to obscure Motown-inspired sounds until dawn. The culture grew around rare black American soul music, fueled by vinyl obsession, fashion, and dance moves. The film charts the scene's rise, fall, and rebirth through first-hand accounts and rare footage, revealing its roots in 1960s mod culture and the key clubs that helped shape it.

Info about Northern Soul: Living for the Weekend

Studio(s): Somethin' Else

Originally Released: United States, Jul 25, 2014

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary