The Damned (Constellations) - Softcover

Nick Riddle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1911325523 ISBN 13: 9781911325529

Publisher: Auteur Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

The Damned (1963) is the most intriguing of director Joseph Losey's British 'journeyman' films. A sci-fi film by a director who hated sci-fi; a Hammer production that sat on the shelf for over two years before being released with almost no publicity as the second half of a double bill. Losey was a director vocal in his dislike of depictions of physical violence, but he often made films that radiate an energy produced by a violent clash of elements. The Damned catches a series of collisions--some of them inadvertent--and traps them as if in amber. Its volatile elements include Losey the blacklisted director, Hammer the erratic British studio, Oliver Reed the 'dangerous' young actor, and radioactive children. Nick Riddle's contribution to the Constellations series concentrates on historical and cultural context, place, genre, and other themes in order to try to make sense of a fascinating, underappreciated film.

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About the Author

Nick Riddle is a writer and editor at the University of Bristol, having also written jokes for BBC Radio 4 and adverts for an online casino. He has an MA in Film Studies from the University of East Anglia and a Gold Award from the US Society of Professional Journalists for his cultural writing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Auteur Publishing
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1911325523
• ISBN 13: 9781911325529
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120