Stoned

(Great Britain, 2005, 102 minutes)

The last months in the life of the Rolling Stones’ guitarist Brian Jones, as he retreats to his Sussex mansion, with the builder renovating the house becoming a sort of jack-of-all-trades valet. Uneasy cross between a two-hander gritty drama on class struggle in sixties England and a flashy rock biopic, with a dash of lurid “who killed Brian Jones?” sensationalism thrown in; there are interesting elements and general technical proficiency.

Intandem Films presents an Audley Films production, in association with Number 9 Films, Finola Dwyer Productions and Scala Productions. Starring Leo Gregory, Paddy Considine, David Morrissey, Tuva Novotny; and Monet Mazur. Directed by Stephen Woolley; produced by Finola Dwyer and Stephen Woolley; screenplay by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, based on and inspired by the books "Paint It Black" by Geoffrey Giuliano, "Who Killed Christopher Robin?" by Terry Rawlings and "The Murder of Brian Jones" by Anna Wohlin; music by David Arnold; director of photography, John Mathieson; production designer, John Beard; costume designer, Roger Burton; film editor, Sam Sneade.

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