to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour

A Ballad of Darkness

An omnium-gatherum of film, poem, and song excerpts contextually juxtaposed in an attempt to explore masculinity, alienation, and identity in a post-industrial society.

Drama Documentary

George Webster

(Young Brian (archive footage))

Ben Gazzara

(Cosmo Vitelli (archive footage))

Michel Subor

(Commander Bruno Forestier (archive footage))

Rüdiger Vogler

(Philip Winter (archive footage))

Antoine Monnier

(Charles (archive footage))

Dennis Hopper

(Frank Booth (archive footage))

Daniel Auteuil

(Georges Laurent (archive footage))

Bogusław Linda

(Witek Długosz (archive footage))

Forest Whitaker

(Ghost Dog (archive footage))

Nigel Terry

(Caravaggio (archive footage))