Everett McGill

  • Monte Hellman – Iguana (1988)

    1981-1990AdventureCultItalyMonte Hellman

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    Iguana is an allegorical fable of the abuses of power which follows a disfigured and fiercely misanthropic sailor who jumps ship to become the improbable king of a remote barren island. Featuring a haunting score by Joni Mitchell and starring Everett McGill as a man raging against the calcified hierarchies of 19th century society, Iguana has gained the reputation of a cult film maudit for its harrowing depiction of the savagely exacting master-slave society created by the despotic sailor. Among Hellman’s least discussed works, Iguana will be presented in its rarely screened extended director’s cut. – HGRead More »

  • Jean-Jacques Annaud – La guerre du feu AKA Quest for Fire (1981)

    1981-1990AdventureCanadaDramaJean-Jacques Annaud

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    “Fire was a symbol of power and a means of survival. The tribe who possessed fire, possessed life.” – Opening title card

    That is the last piece of modern language iterated by the film. The filmmakers transport us 80,000 years into the past, to the Middle Palaeolithic era. The subsequent complex creation of communication was formulated by linguist and author Anthony Burgess (A CLOCKWORK ORANGE), zoologist Desmond Morris, and actors in advance formulating a gesture-based relay of thoughts. Read More »

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