When Max, a young poet (played by the iconic Michael Gothard) hires a marketing company to turn his suicide-by-jumping into a mass-media spectacle, he finds that his subversive intentions are quickly diluted into a reactionary gesture, and his motivations are revealed as a desperate attempt to seek attention through celebrity. Unseen since its limited release in 1967, this audacious and prescient - yet criminally overlooked - work by experimental filmmaker Don Levy left a profound mark on the landscape of late-1960s British cinema, with echoes of its visual style evident... in the more celebrated work of such notable directors as Stanley Kubrick, Nicolas Roeg and Michael Winner. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and region B Blu-ray. It will require a region B Blu-ray player to play the Blu-ray and DVD or a Region 2 DVD player for the DVD. In the ponderous drama HEROSTRATUS, a disillusioned poet decides that he has had enough of life and begins to plan his suicide. Rather than go quietly, he decides to make a 'statement' by turning it into a media circus. He heads straight for a public relations company and tells them that he is famous and from a wealthy family. A little investigation reveals that he is not only poor, but also a lousy writer. Still, news is news and they agree to publicise his death. Unfortunately, on the appointed day, the poet finds someone waiting for him on the roof top. This person tries to convince the poet not to jump. A struggle ensues and the helpful fellow falls to his death. Later the poet runs wildly through the streets into the distance. Actors Mona Chin, Michael Gothard, Helen Mirren, Richard Huggett, Max Latimer, Gabriella Licudi, Hilda Marvin, Malcolm Muggeridge, Vivienne Myles, Antony Paul, Brigitte St. John & Peter Stephens Director Don Levy Certificate 15 years and over Year 1967 Screen Fullscreen 1.33:1 Languages English - Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono Duration 2 hours and 17 minutes (approx)
A young poet wishing to take his own life soon finds events have overtaken him in this experimental 1960s drama from director Don Levy. Disillusioned poet Max (Michael Gothard) decides to commit suicide, but rather than making it a quiet affair, Max contacts the local media so that, he hopes, his name will live on. On the appointed day, however, Max suddenly has a change of heart, but with an eagerly expectant media in attendance, he finds that he is no longer in control of events.
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