Mod on film
It seemed an easy task to put together, however, despite our initial excitement, it handed us something of a curveball. Despite Mod being a household word for well over half a century, cinema has rarely mined the lifestyle in any great depth. Quadrophenia in 1979 was an obvious choice, but digging deeper for other Mod-centric films – especially during the 1960s when the Mod lifestyle was arguably at its strongest – threw us into something of a quandary.
Despite its strong imagery, Mod has rarely been a dominant factor in UK cinema. While British Rocker culture had been handsomely served by Sidney Furie’s excellent 1963 flick, The Leather Boys, Mods were afforded no such prize during the 1960s.
As has become the stuff of legend, England’s prototype Mods had already drawn considerable inspiration from European cinema. Way before the tabloid media leapt on the movement, select art house
