Crash! (1971) User Reviews

JG Ballard's Fetishistic Pleasure-Walk

[rosebud017 · 10 April 2014]

A little gem, but barely mentioned beyond Ballard fan circles. This short film was made for the BBC in 1971. The film is driven by a narration by author JG Ballard that moves, shifting from analysis of the psychology of the car to the examination of the role of the writer. Ballard's steady, calm narration is broken by short readings of extracts taken from Ballard's literary work detailing the fetishistic pleasure of the flow of women's bodies and cars. Accompanying these are scenes in which Ballard drives a large American car, walks around a car showroom and through a ruined car yard. An experimental, haunting piece of TV history.

TV made productions be like: amazing concepts poorly executed

[Fernando-Rodrigues · 4/10 · 24 April 2021]

I like the concept and it is a great prelude to Cronenberg's gem, but the execution of it is not the best.