The Cure in Orange

The Cure in Orange
Video by
The Cure
Released12 November 1987[1]
RecordedAugust 8–10, 1986
Length94:46
Label
DirectorTim Pope
ProducerGordon Lewis

The Cure in Orange is a concert film by British rock group The Cure released on 12 November 1987.[2] It was shot on 35mm film at the Théâtre antique d'Orange in the French countryside Orange, Vaucluse, on 8, 9, and 10 August 1986.[3] The film was the band's first concert film and was directed by Tim Pope.[4]

Release

The film was released on VHS and laserdisc[3] in 1987 by Fiction in the UK and Elektra Entertainment in the US.

Robert Smith stated in 2009 that there was going to be a DVD release of the film due for release in 2010.[5]However, there remains no official release on DVD.[6]

Critical reception

Time Out London described it as "An astonishingly lavish production number for one of the world's less dynamic live bands, rendered noteworthy by its setting against the magnificent backdrop of an ancient amphitheatre [...] for Cure fans this is as perfect and cinematographically compelling a record of a gig as could be asked for. [As] for the rest of us, it's a bit of a yawn."[7]

Richard Cromelin of Los Angeles Times was more reserved in its praise, claiming it was "a Cure fan’s delight, but it could have been more if Pope had tried to find a story somewhere in the show." and said that other concert films, such as Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense (1984) and the Band's The Last Waltz, were greater than the Cure's performance, saying the group were "hardly in that league." He also criticised the band's performance, calling them "pretty drab as performers."[8]

Ned Raggett of AllMusic gave it four out of five stars, praising the mixing and production as "pristine". He also claimed it "remains one of the last honest-to-goodness concert films before most such live documents became specifically video or later Internet-only releases. " and believed it, "would have made an excellent live album" and concluded, is ample testimony to both the Cure's excellence and Pope's ability to showcase them at their best."[9]

Set List

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Orange aid..." (PDF). Music Week. 24 October 1987. p. 21. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  2. ^ Donnelly, Kevin J. (2001). Pop Music in British Cinema: A Chronicle. BFI Pub. ISBN 0851708633.
  3. ^ a b The Cure - In Orange (1986 concert, laserdisc), 1986-08-08, retrieved 2025-04-21
  4. ^ Quietus, The (2019-07-08). "A Long Term Effect: Tim Pope On Four Decades Of Work With The Cure". The Quietus. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  5. ^ "The Cure's 'Disintegration' gets 3CD deluxe reissue in 2010, plus 'In Orange' on DVD – Slicing Up Eyeballs". Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  6. ^ "Vintage Video: 'The Cure in Orange' — watch out-of-print 1987 concert film in full – Slicing Up Eyeballs". Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  7. ^ "The Cure in Orange | Review, Synopsis, Book Tickets, Showtimes, Movie Release Date | Time Out London". timeout.com. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
  8. ^ Cromelin, Richard (1987-10-16). "MOVIE REVIEWS : 'CURE IN ORANGE': POP IN A ROMAN AMPHITHEATER". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  9. ^ In Orange - The Cure | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2025-04-21
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