- Actors: James Fox, Mick Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, Michèle Breton, Ann Sidney
- Directors: Nicolas Roeg, Donald Cammell
- Writers: Anita Pallenberg, Donald Cammell
- Producers: David Cammell, Sanford Lieberson
- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Warner
- Release Date: Feb 13 2007
- Run Time: 105 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000JYW5EG
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#23,924 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #31 in DVD > Cult Movies > Drama
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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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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
wow!!!!!!,
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This review is from: Performance (DVD)
excellent movie. mick jagger generated all the attention but james fox steals the film. this cammell and roeg film has aged very well.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
So-so cult film with a few great scenes,
By Jmark2001 (Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Performance (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.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Mindblowing,
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This review is from: Performance (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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