Category Archives: Nicolas Roeg

A leftover life to kill: “Eureka” [1983 United Kingdom, USA]

For a long time, it had been fashionable for critics to trash every Nicolas Roeg film made after “Bad Timing”. Thankfully, we now have a whole new generation that’s not only rediscovering his later films, but also reevaluating them within … Continue reading

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Candy Clark & co in “The Man Who Fell to Earth” [1976 UK]

We’re now getting down to the classics of the great Nicolas Roeg. His 1976 drama, “The Man Who Fell to Earth” can be rated as one of the all-time sci-fi classics in cinematic history, proudly occupying the same exalted podium … Continue reading

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Theresa Russell & co in “Bad Timing” [1980 UK]

The 1980 film, “Bad Timing” is arguably the last masterpiece by the great Nicolas Roeg. He has of course made some fine films later, but none of them reach the heights set here, be it the characterisation, direction, or the … Continue reading

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Theresa Russell in “Hotel Paradise” [1996 UK, Germany]

British director-cinematographer Nicolas Roeg had also worked in several US productions, but I’ll be focusing on his predominantly UK and European filmography for this blog. Nicolas Roeg, in brief: His was one of the most magnificent careers in British cinema, … Continue reading

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