Wheel of Ashes1968
Starring
- Juliet Berto - Girl playing pinball
- Pierre Besançon - David
- Katinka Bo - Anka
- Pierre Clémenti - Pierre
- Richard Leblanc - Pierre's mind
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Member Reviews (2)
It's a difficult task to display on screen the search for an ascetic lifestyle and the search for spiritual truth---this film does a good job of it, though. Pierre's existential angst rivals for the same attention and space in his head as that of his leg fetish and desire for women. The conflict overtakes his ability to love, and replaces it with a sense of--what we can only assume is--self loathing and guilt. It not only keeps him from loving and committing to his girlfriend, but it alienates her to the point of tragedy and something more serious than just going through a phase. Stylistically, it feels like Goldman is resonating with other 60s depictions in many ways: The familiar style of footage we've seen depicting the fashion, the social and sexual upheaval and revolution, and also the search for a universal higher love. In "Wheel of Ashes," while Pierre doesn't get into drugs, he doesn't quite make it out alive mentally. I wonder what happened to Pierre ...
really cool well done_ i would have stuck with Anka_he didn't that's ok i like where his head is at i like where the film is at_i've been there