Film Review: The Blue Black Hussar (15) (U.K. 2013) (Director: Jack Bond) Sunday 06.10.2013 17:45 The Filmhouse Cinema Screen Three, Edinburgh 

This film is not yet on general release and it is not clear if it will get this form of exposure. 

There is mention that it may land up going straight to DVD or other such streams. 

This is a documentary that focuses upon the present day life of Adam Ant, my first ever hero. It is presented in the order that the filming occurred, and so although his previous mental illness is not explicitly discussed, it clearly presents a process of recovery. The film is very raw, unvarnished presentation of the man as he goes about his activities of creating music and collaborating with other artists. 

One of the producers of the film was present at the screening and explained that the director and Adam had been friends for a considerable number of years, and this is how they were able to get such authentic footage of the two of them just chatting as mates do. These are also some of the most revealing segments of the film where there is clearly no pretense. The film collectively as a whole also comes together to present a clear portrait of a very complex and intriguing man who has many and varied disparate interests.

This is a fascinating portrait of a man. Wither you may be intrigued due to his music or just interested in human functioning and behaviour, I would recommend this. I found it engrossing.  

Rating: 09/10.