Herostratus

Herostratus

142 mins | Drama | July 10, 1967

When Max, a young poet hires a marketing company to turn his suicide-by-jumping into a mass-media spectacle, he finds that his subversive intentions are quickly diluted into a reactionary gesture, and his motivations are revealed as a desperate attempt to seek attention through celebrity.

Herostratus

142 mins | Drama | July 10, 1967

Herostratus
When Max, a young poet hires a marketing company to turn his suicide-by-jumping into a mass-media spectacle, he finds that his subversive intentions are quickly diluted into a reactionary gesture, and his motivations are revealed as a desperate attempt to seek attention through celebrity.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers BBC, British Film Institute Experimental Film Fund
Original title Herostratus
Directors Don Levy
Writers Don Levy

Cast

Peter Stephens

as Farsons

Antony Paul

as Pointer

Mona Chin

as Sandy

Helen Mirren

as Advert Woman

Brigitte St. John

as Dancer

Malcolm Muggeridge

as Radio Presenter (voice)

Allen Ginsberg

as Poet (voice)