MacCabe, Colin

Performance (BFI Film Classics)

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ISBN 13:: 9781838719449
author:: MacCabe, Colin
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2020
Pages:: 96
Dimensions:: 19.05 x 13.72 x 0.76 centimetres
Genre:: Arts & Photography, Performing Arts, Film & Video,
Condition:: New
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Performance, directed by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg, is a film that was not released until 1970, despite being filmed in 1968. Its studio backers were shocked by the film's explicit content and radical form, leading to attempts to destroy the negative.

In his study of the film, Colin MacCabe draws on extensive interviews with surviving participants to present a definitive history of Performance's making. This edition includes an afterword reflecting on the film 50 years on, exploring its enduring power and status.

MacCabe argues that Performance's extraordinary impact comes from its bold portrayal of London in the late 1960s, as well as its full-scale assault on notions of normality. The film's complex sound and image blend create a sense of unease, leaving no comfortable resolution to its meanings.

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