Performance - Colin MacCabe (BFI Film Classics) Fantasy Riveting and brilliantly realised 'corrupt

Riveting and brilliantly realised 'corrupt cops' drama

tensions flare upon the arrival of Yorke’s estranged wife Kathleen

Prêtre' Director: Jean-Pierre Melville (1961) French w/ English subtitles

restored 1963 short by Menzel

Performance - Colin MacCabe (BFI Film Classics) Fantasy Riveting and brilliantly realised 'corrupt'Performance' by Colin MacCabe (BFI Film Classics Paperback) In his study of the film, Colin MacCabe draws on extensive interviews with surviving participants to present the definitive history of the making of Performance, as well as a new interpretation of its consummate artistry. This edition includes an afterword reflecting on the film 50 years on, and the reasons for its continuing classic status.