24 used & new from £0.62
See All Buying Options
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
 
Performance [VHS] [1970]
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images

Performance [VHS] [1970]

VHS ~ James Fox
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


4 new from £8.95 19 used from £0.62 1 collectible from £2.90

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

What Have They Done To Your Daughters? [1974] [DVD]

What Have They Done To Your Daughters? [1974] [DVD]

DVD ~ Giovanna Ralli
3.6 out of 5 stars (5)  £7.98
Performance [DVD] [1970]

Performance [DVD] [1970]

DVD ~ James Fox
4.3 out of 5 stars (13)  £3.88
Parallax View, The [1974] [DVD]

Parallax View, The [1974] [DVD]

DVD ~ Warren Beatty
4.5 out of 5 stars (4)  £2.98
A Very British Gangster [DVD] [2007]

A Very British Gangster [DVD] [2007]

DVD ~ Donal MacIntyre
3.8 out of 5 stars (8)  £3.68
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Actors: James Fox, Mick Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, Michèle Breton, Ann Sidney
  • Directors: Nicolas Roeg, Donald Cammell
  • Writers: Anita Pallenberg, Donald Cammell
  • Producers: David Cammell, Sanford Lieberson
  • Format: HiFi Sound, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • VHS Release Date: 16 Aug 1993
  • Run Time: 100 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CUX6
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 8,368 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

    Popular in these categories:

    #7 in  Video > World Cinema > Directors > Roeg, Nicolas
    #46 in  Video > World Cinema > British

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review

The extraordinary 1970 British film Performance marked the directorial debut of cinematographer Nicolas Roeg (working with Donald Cammell). James Fox portrays a London gangster who has to hide away for awhile and ends up staying with a fading rock star (Mick Jagger). The latter recognises something of his old, daring self in the violent criminal, and after pushing open the boundaries of the hood's experience with psychedelics, the two men begin to intertwine as one. The film is an exciting pool of ideas about real and presumed power, about the mysteries of "performance" as a pressing outward toward an abandonment of identity and embrace of revelation. Beneath it all, however, is Roeg and Cammell's suspicion that the worlds of these two men--pop shaman and underworld soldier--are not dissimilar in their self-serving goals. --Tom Keogh


Synopsis

Psychological melodrama about a vicious gangster on the run, who takes refuge with a former pop star. One of the most bizarre cult films ever made.

Tag this product

 (What's this?)
Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.
Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

5 Reviews
5 star:
 (4)
4 star:
 (1)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.8 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Performance, but sadly over-looked., 8 Jul 2004
It was the film that made me love films. I first saw it at a cinema after a beautiful night of hedonism (part of an all-nighter in Bristol; U.K), and it was screened at about 5.00am. Later that day, I saw Jagger and co. at Bristol football ground.
I don't think I can add much more to some of the eloquent reviews already posted. I have an encyclopaedic knowledge of it, and have lost count ( 20+?) of the times I have seen it.
If only the full cut had been released.
If I waxed lyrical about it, I wouldn't know where to stop.
Just two points. Read Nabokov's "Despair", as it was being read by both Cammell and Roeg whilst they were filming it. The novel connects with the film. Also : a companion piece to this masterpiece is "The Servant", in which James Fox also appears.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Dated, yet not to be missed, 31 May 2004
By Stephen Newton (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)   
Performance is something of a period piece, exploring its two protagonists with self-conscious experimentation. Both are moral men on their own terms, while outside the mainstream; gangster and drug addled rock star. Ultimately, they come to be defined in terms of each other - as each other's opposite or mirror image.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars More than a gangster filem, 1 Feb 2004
By A. M. Fletcher (, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
Its almost easier to define this film negatively - that is by what it is not: It's not a gangster film; it's not a film about rock stars in the London of the 'swinging sixties'; it's not social realism and it's not a vehicle for any of the 'celebrities' who just happen to appear in it's cast.

This film is a beautifully constructed work of art that transcends narrow classification, with a narrative that challenges our very perception of ourselves as unitary beings in a space-time universe; it forces us to ask questions about our psychic continuity and questions our 'common sense' notions of self/other.

How does it do this? well Performance achieves it's goals through a dazzling display of psychedelic and mythical symbolism - the sheer creative power of which carries the film beyond it's genre, and the veiwer beyond the limitataions of his or hers rational mind.

When we compare this visionary work to the current productions from Hollywood and elsewhere it is like receiving a message from another universe! There is no comparison. This is a unique work. Just don't expect a hollywood ending. This film is an enigma.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best films I ever saw
I can't imagine for a single minute that anyone would be buying this DVD if they hadn't first seen the movie, so if you're reading this you probably know what it's all about... Read more
Published on 22 May 2007 by Seamus

5.0 out of 5 stars A disturbing, fascinating and notoriously difficult film
'Performance' has been frequently referred to by some critics as a
great British gangster movie along with 'Get Carter' or
'Brighton Rock' and by others as being a major... Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2001

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject








i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Ad

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.