Michael Reeves
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Michael Reeves died at age 25 in 1969, between the end of Swinging London and the collapse of the British film industry--an apt candidate to represent all that could have been. This critical biography claims Reeves as the great, lost auteur of British cinema and traces his conception of film back to his childhood and formative experiences. Benjamin Halligan examines Reeves' films in the context of the times, citing The Sorcerers and Witchfinder General as foreshadowing and critiquing the psychedelic and revolutionary zeitgeist. Reeves's earlier work on the fringes of the freewheeling European exploitation cinema is also covered, with particularly emphasis on his Revenge of the Blood Beast.
Performing Arts / Film / Direction & Production
Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies
Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts
About this Author
Benjamin Halligan is a Lecturer in Film at York St. John College.
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