The Committee
by Peter Sykes
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Actor: Arthur Brown, Jimmy Gardner, Paul Jones, Robert Langdon Lloyd, Tom KempinskiDirector: Peter Sykes
Cinematographer: Ian Wilson
Writer: Peter Sykes
Editor: Peter Elliott
Producer: Max Steuer
Writer: Max Steuer
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Unknown
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 58 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-09-13
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Eclectic DVD Dist.
Movie Reviews of The Committee
Movie Review: An otherwise forgettable arthouse film with minimal Pink Floyd involvement
Summary: 3 Stars
This footnote in the Pink Floyd filmography has its memorable moments, Arthur Brown singing "Nightmare" (NOT "Fire", for what it's worth), Manfred Man's Paul Jones in a quirky little acting role, and rather limited Pink Floyd participation.
There are no Pink Floyd "songs" here, it seems that the band must have been shown rushes (sections of film scenes) in-studio that they played reactionary sounds & sound-effects to; an ominous keyboard sequence here, a drum fill there, a slide-guitar effect, that's really about it, and that's why you've never seen any cuts from this film on any bootleg records or CDs. If you're Pink Floyd hardcore you're going to see this anyway; if you're merely Pink Floyd curious you can skip this one and go straight to "La Vallee" and "Zabriskie Point."
The film itself is sort of Kafka-light; The Committee knows your secret actions and your hidden thoughts, but they want to persuade you through polite confrontation and psycho-analysis to come around to their way of seeing thing, Big Nanny instead of Big Brother. The film is sometimes a bit unclear and a bit of a mess, but the Writer/Producer & Directors interviews see you clear on what they were attempting, even if it does get a little lost in self-indulgence from time to time.
Its historic significance is going to keep this film perpetually on the shelves, but it's really not very noteworthy as a film.
Summary of The Committee
The Committee, starring Paul Jones of Manfred Mann fame, is a unique and controversial document of Britain in the 1960s. Avoiding easy answers, The Committee uses a surreal murder to explore the tension and conflict between bureaucracy on one side, and iArt House & International DVD Video
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