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July 27, 2005
Ballard on Powell: like giddy kites over the peaks of entertainment cinema
In the Guardian, JG Ballard does some waxing over the great Michael Powell: "Films, like memories, seem to re-shoot themselves over the years, reflecting our latest needs and obsessions. In many cases they can change completely, and reveal unexpected depths and shallows. Will Four Weddings and a Funeral be seen one day as a vicious social satire? Could Jaws become as tearful and sentimental as Bambi? Could Crash be seen as a tender love story? More to the point, in this centenary year of Michael Powell's birth, could his flamboyant and extravagant films seem like hard-edged psychological dramas about the nature of human consciousness? Are these remarkable films, which float like giddy kites over the peaks of entertainment cinema, in fact far closer to the psychiatrist's casebook than their audiences ever suspected?" [More musing at the link.]
Posted by at July 27, 2005 04:43 PM
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