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The Other Side Of The Underneath
''The Other Side of the Underneath'' is a 1972 British film written and directed by Jane Arden and starring Sheila Allen, Liz Danciger, Penny Slinger, Ann Lynn, and Suzanka Fraey. Other members of the Holocaust Theatre Company appear in the film. It is the only British feature film in the 1970s to be solely directed by a woman. Jane Arden herself also appears in the film. The title of the film is taken from a line in Arden's play ''Vagina Rex and the Gas Oven'', which was a huge success at the London Arts Lab in 1969. It is an adaptation of Arden's 1971 play ''A New Communion for Freaks, Prophets and Witches''. Legacy The film had almost mythical status amongst fans of radical, experimental cinema, partly because of its visionary and disturbing depictions of the mental state of its schizophrenic protagonist, and also its unavailability. Until the July 2009 showings at the National Film Theatre (BFI South Bank) and The Cube Microplex in Bristol, it had not been publicly shown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Arden (director)
Jane Arden (born Norah Patricia Morris; 29 October 1927 – 20 December 1982) was a British film director, actress, singer/songwriter and poet, who gained note in the 1950s. Born in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, she studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She started acting in the late 1940s and writing for stage and television in the 1950s. In the 1960s, she joined movements for feminism and anti-psychiatry. She wrote a screenplay for the film '' Separation'' (1967). In the late 1960s and 1970s, she wrote for experimental theatre, adapting one work as a self-directed film, ''The Other Side of the Underneath'' (1972). In 1978 she published a poetry book. Arden committed suicide in 1982. In 2009, her feature films '' Separation'' (1967), ''The Other Side of the Underneath'' (1972) and ''Anti-Clock'' (1979) were restored by the British Film Institute and released on DVD and Blu-ray. Her literary works are out of print. Early life and career Arden was born Norah Patricia Morris at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Separation (1967 Film)
''Separation'', a film produced in 1967 and released in 1968, was written by and starred Jane Arden and directed by Jack Bond. from the , 26 March 1968 Plot The film explores the life of a middle-aged woman following the breakdown of her marriage.Cast * Jane Arden as Jane * as Husband * as Woman * < ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Jane Arden
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
