(letterboxd.com)MARKHEIM-1974-Short film produced by Scottish TV and based on a story by Robert Louis Stevenson. A down on his luck man (Derek Jacobi) visits an antique dealer (Paul Curran), who he eventually kills and wants to rob but things don't go according to his plan when he meets a mysterious character (Julian Glover). Interesting adaptation directed by Tina Wakerell.
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(imdb)TAKING TIGER MOUNTAIN-1983-In a bleak future dystopia, 4 stuck up feminists plot to brainwash a hippie loser Billy (Bill Paxton) into an assassin to kill the minister of prostitution. It was shot in Wales and with the exception of American Paxton, all the roles are played by local townspeople. Originally based on a poem about the kidnapping of J. Paul Getty 3, it morphed into an adaptation of the William S Burroughs novel "Blade Runner (a movie)". Characters talk endlessly while radio broadcasts on the chaotic state of the world (depressed economy, famine, cannibalism, shortages) are heard. This black & white film had two directors.
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