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Overview"Cine-literate and single-minded, Michael Reeves took on exploitative film production companies, the British censors and even Vincent Price to create a unique vision of savage poetry and lacerating despair: ""Witchfinder General"". He died aged 25 in 1969, between the end of Swinging London and the collapse of the British film industry - an apt candidate to represent all that could have been. This critical biography claims Reeves as the great, lost auteur of British cinema and traces his conception of film back to his childhood and formative experiences. Benjamin Halligan examines Reeves' films in the context of the times, citing ""The Sorcerers"" and ""Witchfinder General"" as foreshadowing and critiquing the psychedelic and revolutionary zeitgeist. Reeves' earlier work on the fringes of the freewheeling European exploitation cinema is also covered, with particular emphasis on the ""Revenge of the Blood Beast"".Drawing on recollections from colleagues, friends and family - many speaking here for the first time - draft scripts, correspondence and original documentation pertaining to the controversial censorship of ""Witchfinder"", and Reeves' struggle with his own, private demons, Halligan creates a complete picture of this elusive, driven figure and his films. He speculates on what Reeves would have gone on to achieve, and why this should still matter." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Benjamin Halligan , Philip Waddilove , Brian McFarlane , Neil SinyardPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.263kg ISBN: 9780719063510ISBN 10: 0719063515 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 31 July 2003 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationBrian McFarlane is Honorary Associate Professor, School of English, Communication and Performance Studies, Monash University, Melbourne, and Visiting Professor, Film Studies, University of Hull Neil Sinyard is Professor of Film Studies at the University of Hull Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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