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Performance (stylised in promotional material as performance.) is a 1970 British crime drama film directed by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg, written by Cammell and filmed by Roeg. The film stars James Fox as a violent and ambitious London gangster who, after killing an old friend, goes into hiding at the home of a reclusive rock star ( Mick ...
Sep 4, 1970 · A gangster on the run hides in the flat of a former rock star and his women in Swinging London. This cult film explores identity, sexuality and violence in a dazzling and disturbing way.
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- Crime, Drama
- Donald Cammell, Nicolas Roeg
- 1970-09-04
Performance (1970) Rated R. "Performance" is a bizarre, disconnected attempt to link the inhabitants of two kinds of London underworlds: pop stars and gangsters. It isn't altogether successful, largely because it tries too hard and doesn't pace itself to let its effects sink in.
Performance is an exuberant and grimy ode to the sexual revolution, evoking cultural upheaval and identity crisis with rock 'n' roll verve and a beguiling turn by Mick Jagger. Read Critics...
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- Donald Cammell
- R
- James Fox
Feb 13, 2019 · Learn how Mick Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, and James Fox starred in a rock 'n' roll movie that was too shocking for the '60s. Discover the behind-the-scenes stories of the co-directors, the sex scenes, and the gangster connections.
Summaries. A violent East London gangster undergoes a transformation of identity while hiding from his former colleagues in the home of a jaded Bohemian rock star and his two girlfriends. Chas, a violent and psychotic East London gangster needs a place to lie low after a hit that should never have been carried out.
Chas Devlin, sadistic henchman of decadent business magnate Harry Flowers, flees the syndicate after brutally murdering his boss's client. Disguised as a juggler, he seeks shelter at the London townhouse of reclusive rock star Turner.
