Separation (1967 film)

Separation is a 1968 British experimental drama film written by and starring Jane Arden and directed by Jack Bond.[1] In addition to Jane Arden, the film stars the British actors David de Keyser and Iain Quarrier.

Separation
Directed byJack Bond
Written byJane Arden
Produced byJack Bond
StarringJane Arden
CinematographyAubrey Dewar
David Muir
Edited byMichael Johns
Music byStanley Myers
Production
company
Bond Films
Release date
1968
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

The film concerns the inner life of a woman during a period of breakdown - marital and possibly mental. Her past and (possible?) future are revealed through a fragmented but brilliantly achieved and often humorous narrative, in which dreams and desires are as real as Swinging London, the film's setting. The film, predominantly shot in black and white, occasionally cuts to colour sequences.

Cast

Production

Filming

The film was filmed at Caravel Studios and completed at Twickenham Film Studios.

Music

The film features on its soundtrack music by Stanley Myers, one song ("Salad Days") by the British rock group Procol Harum and instrumental music by Procol's original Hammond organist Matthew Fisher.

Release

Home media

The film was restored by the British Film Institute for DVD and Blu-ray Disc and re-released in the UK on 13 July 2009. Another edition of the DVD, with a different cover photo and music credits for Procol Harum on the front cover and for Stanley Myers, Procol Harum and Matthew Fisher on the back cover, was released in the US in March, 2010. Separation was released on DVD in the U.S. for the first time on 30 March 2010 by Microcinema.

Critical reception

'Astonishingly distressing and perceptive.' - The Observer

References
  1. Review from the New York Times, 26 March 1968


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