5 Jul 2016

Prince on Film

From Widescreen, 2:00 pm on 5 July 2016
Prince performing on stage in Amsterdam in his concert movie Sign o’ the Times

Prince performing on stage in Amsterdam in his concert movie Sign o’ the Times Photo: Madman

Pop superstar Prince passed away in April and fans were upset that none of his music was available on streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify. But his films were equally difficult to find. In conversation with Jesse Mulligan for Afternoons, Dan says that the concert film Sign o’ the Times is Prince’s finest venture on to the silver screen but Purple Rain, Under the Cherry Moon and Graffiti Bridge are less successful (in that order).

 

Prince performing Sign o’ the Times from the film:

 

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