Archive: Park Nights: Pavilion Film Night programmed by Richard Prince
The Savage Eye
Friday 29 August
The Savage Eye
1960, 67 mins
Directed by Ben Maddow, Sidney Meyers and Joseph Strick
This drama takes the form of a story told using documentary material as an intrinsic part of the narrative. In this journey through the dark side of 1950s urban life, the camera follows Judith, a newly divorced woman looking for a fresh start. She encounters strange citizens, ranging from elderly ladies seeking bodily improvements, Jean (Venus Body) Hidey, to a matter-of-fact healer who doles out wholesale blessings on the afflicted. Accompanied by a series of short films.
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Courtesy of the The Cinema Museum, London
