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Roeg's venture into science fiction is of course much more than
the simple tale of a man who came to seek help for his parched planet.
Capitalising on lucrative inventions and heading up an international
conglomerate, he seems well on his way, but earthly temptations
(sex, booze and TV!) endanger the ultimate objective. The depiction
of the alienating effects of an over-commercialised society must
be intended to warn us earthlings, just as much as the extraterrestrial
Bowie character - he of the anorexic frame, pale skin, orange hair
and mismatching coloured eyes - who becomes the battleground of
an innocent, alien culture pitted against our tainted, Westernised
existence.
Critics
''An old-fashioned
fairy tale for those adults who read Jonathan Swift and believe that
our world, and those who run it, can be cold, cruel, and unfair."
Danny Peary, Cult
Movies 2
Awards
Berlin Film
Festival 1976: Nom. Golden Bear
Academy of SF,Fantasy & Horror Films: Winner, David Bowie, Best
Actor
Programme Notes
The programme
notes for this film are available here.
Audience Rating
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Director
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Nicolas
Roeg |
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Writers |
Paul
Mayersberg Walter Tevis (novel) |
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Cast |
David Bowie
Rip Torn
Candy Clark
Buck Henry
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Cert |
18 |
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Length |
2
hours 18 mins |
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Country |
UK
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Language |
English |
DVD
Video
Nicolas
Roeg Films at Blackstar
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