David Bowie's popular film debut is also one of rich visual imagery and profound cultural implications of worth and reason. Nicholas Roeg directs, using Paul Mayersberg's alteration of Walter Tevis' 1963 novel, which describes an extra-terrestrial being (Bowie, in the film) that becomes stranded on Earth after crashing his spacecraft while in search of water for his drought-plagued planet. The film also stars a middle-aged Rip Torn and previous American Graffiti star (and Academy Award-nominee) Candy Clark. Roeg never made a more significant work of pop art or social and cultural insight. The Man Who Fell to Earth is an essential picture. The Blu-ray remastered package, with filmmaker commentary and other fine supplements courtesy of the Criterion Collection team, eclipses most other sci-fi Blu-rays and is easily a must-own item for lovers of both film as artistic expression and film in general.
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- The Man Who Fell to Earth is a daring exploration of science fiction as an art form. The story of an alien on an elaborate rescue mission provides the launching pad for Nicolas Roeg's visual tour de force, a formally adventurous examination of alienation in contemporary life. Rock legend David Bowie, in his acting debut, completely embodies the title role, while Candy Clark, Buck Henry, and Ri
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