Watched BLOW UP in the wee small hours this morning. One of the things about the film is that it reflects the fresh, colorful "vibe" among the youth of that era, whose childhood years coincided with the end of Britain's WWII austerity. Despite all that color, Antonioni emphasizes the decay of these young people's surroundings. There are working class aspects of Britain still in evidence and it looks more like the 1930s than the "bright and shiny" 1960s. England seemed like such an unlikely place for such cultural influence. It never ceases to fascinate me...
There is a DVD doc. SENSATION- The Story.of TOMMY that has lots of great, rare 60s footage. Best of all: it is presented in the proper 1:34 aspect ratio!
Check it out! Brm
Btw Chris Stamp, Terrence's brother, was co manager of WHO!
There is a DVD doc. SENSATION- The Story.of TOMMY that has lots of great, rare 60s footage.
Ooh! Any footage/interviews re Ken Russell?
Just some stills. The only thing the doc was lacking was much about the film. Couple of comments is all. Would have been interested on how Pete and Ken collaborated. For example Russel updated the film to WWII, a big improvement imo
