tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post2985536695176145793..comments2024-03-24T14:03:33.932-07:00Comments on Every 70s Movie: Savage Messiah (1972)By Peter Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11385971732301020652noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-54559741339454899472015-01-31T19:55:09.729-08:002015-01-31T19:55:09.729-08:00From the exhibition of his work at the end, Russel...From the exhibition of his work at the end, Russell's love for his subject shines through - and the fact that he mortgaged his house to finance it caps it.<br /><br />Despite the stylistic touches, I can think of few other films that show the working life of an artist as the struggle that it can be, and much discussion about the nature of art, better than this.<br /><br />Despite all that, I'm led to understand that Gaudier-Brzeska was virtually forgotten when this film arrived...how many other worthy practitioners have disappeared into the mists of time completely?<br /><br />(You can probably tell from the above that I'm a bit of a fan of this film - it's available on YouTube should you want to see it)B Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618583443442543086noreply@blogger.com