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Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
23 hours ago

Peter Watkins: an English film-making revolutionary from a tradition of uncompromising radicalism

Peter Watkins revolutionized 1960s cinema with dystopian mockumentaries that expose power failures and the grotesque inadequacy of ordinary institutions during nuclear catastrophe.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Peter Watkins, Oscar-winning director of The War Game, dies aged 90

Peter Watkins, radical British filmmaker, died aged 90; celebrated for The War Game and known for BBC clashes and pioneering realist drama-documentary techniques.
Independent films
fromThe Walrus
6 months ago

Canada Tried to Shut Him Down. Now Cronenberg Is Its Grand Old Man of Cinema | The Walrus

Peter Watkins criticized the absence of a Canadian film identity at the 1969 Canadian Film Awards.
David Cronenberg highlighted the necessity of genuine filmmaking beyond commercial influence.
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