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February 14, 2016 9:55 PM   Subscribe

High-Rise [Trailer] [YouTube] Adapted from J.G. Ballard’s visionary novel.
1975. Two miles west of London, Dr. Robert Laing moves into his new apartment seeking soulless anonymity, only to find that the building’s residents have no intention of leaving him alone. Resigned to the complex social dynamics unfolding around him, Laing bites the bullet and becomes neighbourly. As he struggles to establish his position, Laing’s good manners and sanity disintegrate along with the building. The lights go out and the lifts fail but the party goes on. People are the problem. Booze is the currency. Sex is the panacea. Only much later, as he sits on his balcony eating the architect’s dog, does Dr. Robert Laing finally feel at home.
posted by Fizz (2 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: Looks like we had a post about High-Rise late last year. -- cortex



 
kind of a double innit?
posted by juv3nal at 10:04 PM on February 14, 2016


I saw this at TIFF in September. It's great to see Ben Wheatley doing bigger things. They kept the film set in the 70's which is a big first step in doing it correctly. Lots of young Hiddleston fans in the audience. I wonder what they thought of their handsome hero dining on spit-roasted dog.
posted by thecjm at 10:06 PM on February 14, 2016


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