MFAH Film Series – Julien Temple: The Filth and the Fury

Groundbreaking British filmmaker Julien Temple visits the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston to present and discuss highlights from his remarkable filmography.

After directing pioneering music videos for the Sex Pistols in the late 1970s, Temple created iconic videos for David Bowie, Culture Club, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, the Kinks, Sade, and many others.

He has also directed music documentaries (from 1979’s The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle to the 2015 South by Southwest award winner The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson) and feature films, including Absolute Beginners and Earth Girls Are Easy.

Complementing Temple’s visit is a selection of British punk-era collages by English artist Jamie Reid, on view outside Brown Auditorium Theater.

Thursday night’s schedule features the Sex Pistols with The Filth and the Fury plus a rare TV special, and Friday focuses on David Bowie with Absolute Beginners and a 20-minute version of the “Jazzin’ for Blue Jean” music video. The program concludes on Saturday with Earth Girls Are Easy.

The Filth and the Fury

Directed by Julien Temple
2000
UK/USA
108 minutes
35mm

Presented by director Julien Temple.

A shocking portrait of one of the most notorious rock groups of all time, The Filth and the Fury is a compelling and insightful look into the world of the Sex Pistols. The film explores the band’s rise from the back streets of 1970s London to its ultimate implosion while on a disastrous 1978 tour in America.

The Sex Pistols and their controversial manager, Malcolm McLaren, first came to prominence in 1975. After gaining fame for a controversial 1976 television appearance, the band fired their bassist in favor of new member Sid Vicious.

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