Donald Cammell - Rebecca A. Umland

Provocative biography of the genius behind classic Brit-flick Performance, endorsed by many as the Bible of Decadence. Cammell inspired a generation of film-makers with his innovative approach and provocative subject matter, including Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh and Roger Avery yet he completed only four movies during his life. He remains, after his suicide in 1996, one of the most intriguing figures in the cinematic firmament and one of the least familiar. Includes a discussion of Cammell's early career in portraiture and a complete analysis of his films.