'Magic and midsummer madness': The last of the old-school Glastonbury Festivals

'Magic and midsummer madness': The last of the old-school Glastonbury FestivalsImage source, Mensch Films/Robin MahoneyImage caption, The movie captured the spirit of Glastonbury Festival in the early 1990sByRachel CandlinWest of EnglandPublished1 hour agoMany die-hard fans claim 1993 was the last of the old-school Glastonbury Festivals. It was before phone masts, biometric tickets and wall-to-wall coverage changed the music event forever.To celebrate the special year in the festival's history, a digitally restored film is screening in cinemas across the UK showing scenes from 1993.The original director of Glastonbury The Movie, Robin Mahoney, recorded footage at the event over four days, with a group of 30 young filmmakers, which has now been restored using the latest technology. "The music, the magic, the midsummer madness. No voiceover. No talking heads. No presenter telling you how to feel. Just Glastonbury as it was," Mahoney said."The festival was on the cusp of being its original free-form, free-for-all, mad, chaotic environment to becoming considered a world-class music festival."Image source, Mensch Films/Robin MahoneyImage caption, The footage records a snapshot of British cultural history from the 1990s"The year was 1993 - the last of the great old-school Glastonburys, before the BBC arrived, before phone masts, biometric tickets and wall-to-wall coverage," Mahoney added.The crew aimed to capture the spirit of fun and freedom enjoyed by the festival-goers, rather than the headline acts on the Pyramid Stage - what Mahoney described as the "real" festival.Image source, Mensch Films/Robin MahoneyImage caption, Robin Mahoney said the film captured the "magic and midsummer madness" of the festivalGlastonbury The Movie was the first British feature film to receive National Lottery funding, via the British Film Institute. It was first released in 1996 to rave reviews - the film director Mike Leigh...