Arte tonight broadcasts an absolute classic of the seventh art: A Clockwork Orange, directed by Stanley Kubrick. The power of fascination of the film released 53 years ago, immersed in an ultra-violent world, remains intact.
A Clockwork Orange, whose gruesome scene is partly improvised, takes the audience into the 21st century, in a world where violence and sex reign supreme. Alex, a young gang leader, carries out blind terror with sadism. After his imprisonment, psychoanalysts used him as a guinea pig in experiments aimed at stopping crime…
A big screen adaptation of the novel by Anthony Burgess, published in 1962. Clockwork orange, which questions the human relationship with violence, is a real shocker. Malcolm McDowell’s feature film, a social satire set to a brilliant soundtrack by Wendy Carlos, captivates from beginning to end and leaves a good impression. Constantly surprising, this subversive and disturbing work should be reserved for a very informed audience due to its anxiety-inducing atmosphere and particularly violent scenes…
Congress protected film
It was highly controversial at the time of its theatrical release, with some criticizing the film for its “sexual violence” due to the extremely extreme and casual manner in which it was staged. Clockwork orange Decommissioned in the UK after two years in service. Also banned in Ireland, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Spain, the film was selected in 2020 by the National Film Registry for preservation at the Library of Congress in Washington. “Cultural, historical or aesthetic significance”.
A huge public success with over 7.6 million viewers in French cinemas, a masterpiece Clockwork orange Coming to your living room this evening. Are you ready for a giant hit?
The film is prohibited for under 16s
Tonight on Arte at 22:50.
Our interview with Malcolm McDowell for A Clockwork Orange:
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