Performance - dave c - Films/DVD Asylum

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In Reply to: Lol, Nicholas Roeg is alive and working... posted by Harmonia on May 29, 2008 at 15:19:23:

A very interesting film indeed.
I believe it was held u before release for some 2 years as the studio had been expecting an updated swinging London film.
Cammell had been a lynchpin or at least a major partaker of London in the mid 60s and was I believe responsible (alleged alleged) for the major part that LSD played in the making of Performance.
The test screening must have been something... with one person legendarily vomiting.
I find Jagger's involvement fascinating as he always found LSD troublesome as it reduced his ego, which is one of the key themes of the film.
Catharsis perhaps.
I seem to remember Fox was so... changed/disturbed/effected... by the experience he went to a christian retreat for some time afterwards claiming he would never make another film.
My memory of those times is likely to be influenced by fiction almost as much as fact, so some of these stories may be just that.
I know Cammell was largely sidelined by the industry afterwards and finally shot himself although even the circumstances of that are disputed.
Anita Pallenberg, at the time Keith Richards' girlfriend, caused major ructions, although even as I write that I realise the sexism of the statement, by having real sex with Jagger in the film (outtakes of which later won a porn film award). She was also involved with Brian Jones and was a key influence in the image/real changes within that group from say 66 to 71.

She has been on a retainer/pension from the Stones even, I think until now.

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Topic - The Orphanage (El Orfanato)-no spoilers - dave c 20:50:27 05/28/08 (12)

I liked it better the "Pan". * - mr grits 06:01:45 05/31/08 (0)

Unfair to compare it to Pan, it's a very different film in technique, - tinear 10:44:35 05/30/08 (0)

a solid effort - PhilJ 08:40:14 05/29/08 (0)

Agreed - eppis1 22:24:17 05/28/08 (8)

Guillermo del Toro wouldn't have produced crap...but I think I will sit this one out - Jazz Inmate 22:39:16 05/28/08 (7)

I love good ghost stories... - Harmonia 23:35:40 05/28/08 (6)

Nicholas Roeg... - dave c 14:21:04 05/29/08 (5)

PS... - Harmonia 23:30:49 05/29/08 (1)

Editing - dave c 23:59:59 05/29/08 (0)

Lol, Nicholas Roeg is alive and working... - Harmonia 15:19:23 05/29/08 (2)

Performance - dave c 16:13:30 05/29/08 (1)

All more or less true. - Harmonia 18:02:21 05/29/08 (0)

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Performance - dave c 16:13:30 05/29/08 (1)

All more or less true. - Harmonia 18:02:21 05/29/08 (0)

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