Dennis Potter - The Last Interview [VHS]

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	Artist(s):	Dennis Potter
	Video by:	New Video Group
	Sales Rank:	329334

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Recording label: New Video Group
EAN: 9786303614564
Binding: VHS Tape
ISBN: 1565015614
Number of items: 1
Publication Date: 1995
Format: Color, NTSC,
Release Date: 1995-09-26
Universal product code (UPC): 767685940433
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: NR (Not Rated)

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This video, filmed in April 1994, records the final public words of the genius behind such films as Brimstone and Treacle, Pennies from Heaven, and Dreamchild. It's the last record of a man facing--with dignity, intelligence, and surprisingly good humor--death from cancer. Recorded as a television special by Britain's Channel Four, the documentary can be unsettling. Potter's inflamed hands can barely hold his ever-present cigarette (which he refers to as a "little tube of delight"), and he alternately sips champagne and swigs liquid morphine from an antique hip flask. But for those who have enjoyed Potter's wildly creative work--or those simply interested in the creative process itself--it's a fascinatingly funny glimpse into the mind of a master. Potter begins the show with a moment of mystical insight, describing the plum tree outside his study window as the most beautiful thing he's ever seen, thanks to his quickly approaching death. From there, the conversation gallops across a varied mental landscape. He discusses his controversial teleplays--including Son of Man, whose portrait of Christ as a carpenter evaluating the wood of the cross was debated in the Australian parliament. He jokes with interviewer Melvyn Bragg about his long career, his terrible illness, and the general infirmities of the human condition. And with sarcastic wit, he gently skewers the hypocrisies of religion, politics, television, and the media. --Grant Balfour

Running time: 70 minutes
Language: English (Unknown)