“The Sparks Brothers”, a new documentary film, is every bit as entertaining as the cult American pop group that is its subject
“THE SPARKS BROTHERS”, a new documentary film by Edgar Wright, a British director, is every bit as entertaining as the cult American pop group that is its subject. None of the clips in the montages of Sparks performances could be mistaken for any other moment in their five-decade career, nor for any other band. John Peel, a disc jockey, once said of his favourite group, The Fall, that they were “always different, always the same”.
The film reveals little that is personal about Ron and Russell Mael—the brothers who have been the heart of the band. It mentions that both Maels are heterosexual, which is notable only in that they have long gloried in high camp. They describe how their imaginations were nourished by the movies, a prism through which they have always seen the world, and their minds and bodies fortified by sport. “Stamina,” says Russell Mael, “is a huge thing when having a lengthy career like we have.
This is normal for the Maels. They often vanish for periods but remain active, working whether they are noticed or not, before resurfacing when the world seems ready to re-embrace them. In 2013 they released a double-CD anthology with the title “New Music For Amnesiacs”, a wry nod to the way that they are discovered by one generation after another, each seeming to think it is the first.
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