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Performance

James Fox (Actor), Mick Jagger (Actor), Nicolas Roeg (Director), Donald Cammell (Director) | Rated: R (Restricted) | Format: DVD
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This extraordinary 1970 British film marked the directorial debut of cinematographer Nicolas Roeg (working with Donald Cammell). James Fox portrays a London gangster who has to hide away for awhile and ends up staying with a fading rock star (Mick Jagger). The latter recognizes something of his old, daring self in the violent criminal, and after pushing open the boundaries of the hood's experience with psychedelics, the two men begin to intertwine as one. The film is an exciting pool of ideas about real and presumed power, about the mysteries of "performance" as a pressing outward toward an abandonment of identity and embrace of revelation. Beneath it all, however, is Roeg and Cammell's suspicion that the worlds of these two men--pop shaman and underworld soldier--are not dissimilar in their self-serving goals. --Tom Keogh

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5.0 out of 5 stars wow!!!!!! April 16 2009
By Daniel Cunningham
Format:DVD
excellent movie. mick jagger generated all the attention but james fox steals the film. this cammell and roeg film has aged very well.
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3.0 out of 5 stars So-so cult film with a few great scenes Jun 18 2002
By Ingalls
Format:VHS Tape
This is one of those films that is so odd and disjointed (it was, reportedly, edited down from three hours), So full of psychedelic blurring of what is usually separate and distinct that you either love it or yawn. I tended to find it a bit of a pretentious bore except for a few great scenes. The scene that is unforgettable is Jagger singing "Memo to Turner" out of sync with the record. The effect is disorienting and fascinating.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Mindblowing Oct 12 2000
By Mr. A. Pomeroy
Format:VHS Tape
Filmed in 1968 and held back for two years, this was as much of its time as 'A Clockwork Orange', and is just as dazzlingly odd today. A mixture of realistic, violent gangster film and psychedlic exploration, it's neither particularly nostalgic for the 60s, nor very hopeful for the coming 70s. Mick Jagger, in his one good role, plays himself, and James Fox is as detatched as ever - he was so affected by the filming, he retired from the motion picture industry for almost a decade. Co-directed by Donald Cammell and Nicholas Roeg, the influence of the latter is shown clearly in the odd editing - jump-cuts and strange, disjointed switches of perspective abound. The soundtrack is fantastic, too, featuring a strange mixture of ambient electronics, easy listening, and blues. It's a shame it isn't on DVD, really.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Performance Cinema Re-release seen in Notting Hill London
Donald Cammell

"If Performance does not upset audiences," he explained, "then it is nothing. Read more

Published on May 14 2004 by J. S. Silke
4.0 out of 5 stars "Nothing is true, everything is permitted"
"Performance"(1970) directed by both Nicolas Roeg and Donald Camell and starring Mick Jagger and James Fox, is a film that is directed to a certain group of people and... Read more
Published on Dec 23 2003 by Damon Navas-Howard
5.0 out of 5 stars Must everything be explained?
I found this movie after watching some special films like "Picnic at Hanging Rock" and "Mulholland Drive" that made me hungry for something different in a... Read more
Published on Oct 10 2003 by Anthony E. Whitaker
5.0 out of 5 stars The Film That Explains The Legend Of The Rolling Stones
This is one film where the legend does not obscure the brilliance of the plot, the direction of the scenes, and the players.... Read more
Published on Oct 25 2002 by Richard R. Carlton
5.0 out of 5 stars you forgot to call your agent
why the criterion collection hasn't put this to dvd is less obvious than the overwhelming need to see roeg's first film. Read more
Published on Aug 20 2002 by aja
5.0 out of 5 stars Great film, so-so recording
This film has haunted me for a generation, and I'm delighted to finally own a copy, though the copy is not the best quality. Read more
Published on Aug 9 2002 by Harrington V. Ingham
4.0 out of 5 stars A decadent thrill or two
The film is really as schizophrenic as the story line. That is in part due to the fact that it was directed by two directors. Read more
Published on Jun 24 2002 by Doug Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars "I Don't Like Music": Who's That Fox in the Window?
This unapologetic exploration of film's boundaries is not only in my Top Ten list, it vies with "Last Tango in Paris" as being one of the most intriguing films about... Read more
Published on Feb 4 2002 by Alan J Prescott
5.0 out of 5 stars Jagger Turns Film Star
This is the best, though not the most accessable, film that Jagger was ever involved with. Every piece of the film is filled with legend, both cinematic, musical, and biographical. Read more
Published on Nov 9 2001 by W. T. Hoffman
5.0 out of 5 stars Correction
Thank you for publishing my review

Please note: the last line of my review should read 'taut' and not 'taught'!

Published on May 22 2001 by chris.webb0@tinyworld.co.uk
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