“Richard Linklater achieved something rare in cinema: he captured not the image of the seventies, but its spirit. We don’t just see bell-bottoms and long hair – we can almost smell the summer night air, feel the scent of car seats, and sense that sweet, slightly melancholic anticipation when it seems like something wonderful is about to happen. This is a film about rebellion without a cause, about friendship bound by loud rock ‘n’ roll, and about how sometimes the most important thing is just to simply exist in the moment.” (Programme curator Karolis Žukas)