A Way to Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance
Synopsis
Founders of Coil, a cult entity of experimental industrial British music, Peter Christopherson and John Balance also directed films from 1970 to 1980, exhumed and restored by Timeless. Shot on 8 and 16mm film, these unclassifiable subversive marvels, unsettling and trippy, garbed in gay masochist aesthetics, are as much family films, performances, body horror and urban nightmares. They're above all characterized by a tormented imagination under the sign of Eros and Thanatos with an irrepressible taste for death. There was an empty space next to Antony Balch, Derek Jarman and Jean Genet : it's no longer vacant. Maxime Lachaud and Reivaks Timeless deliver a unique document, haunted by the duo’s music, with this one way journey into limbo, where they’re joined by the recently deceased Monte Cazazza, a founding father of the concept of industrial music.
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Release History & Theatrical Window
L'Étrange Festival 2023
Festival / Special Debut
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Reivaks Timeless, Maxime Lachaud
- Screenplay & Story
- Maxime Lachaud, Reivaks Timeless
- Original Score
- Peter Christopherson, John Balance
- Original Title
- A Way to Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance
- Country of Origin
- France
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Production Studios
- Timeless Editions
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Reivaks Timeless, Maxime Lachaud
Maxime Lachaud, Reivaks Timeless
Peter Christopherson, John Balance
Peter Christopherson, John Balance
Reivaks Timeless, Maxime Lachaud
Reivaks Timeless
Department Leadership Roster
Reivaks Timeless
Editor
Peter Christopherson
Director of Photography
John Balance
Director of Photography
Maxime Lachaud
Editor
Reivaks Timeless
Director
Maxime Lachaud
Writer
Maxime Lachaud
Director
Reivaks Timeless
Writer
Reivaks Timeless
Producer
Production Stills & Gallery
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What is A Way to Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance about?
Founders of Coil, a cult entity of experimental industrial British music, Peter Christopherson and John Balance also directed films from 1970 to 1980, exhumed and restored by Timeless. Shot on 8 and 16mm film, these unclassifiable subversive marvels, unsettling and trippy, garbed in gay masochist aesthetics, are as much family films, performances, body horror and urban nightmares. They're above all characterized by a tormented imagination under the sign of Eros and Thanatos with an irrepressible taste for death. There was an empty space next to Antony Balch, Derek Jarman and Jean Genet : it's no longer vacant. Maxime Lachaud and Reivaks Timeless deliver a unique document, haunted by the duo’s music, with this one way journey into limbo, where they’re joined by the recently deceased Monte Cazazza, a founding father of the concept of industrial music.
Who directed A Way to Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance?
A Way to Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance was directed by Reivaks Timeless, Maxime Lachaud.
Who stars in A Way to Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance?
The principal cast of A Way to Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance includes Peter Christopherson, John Balance, Monte Cazazza, Marc Almond, Gavin Friday.
When was A Way to Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance released and how long is it?
A Way to Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance was released in 2023 with a total runtime of 1h 45m.
Who composed the musical score for A Way to Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance?
The original motion picture soundtrack for A Way to Die: The Films of Peter Christopherson and John Balance was composed by Peter Christopherson, John Balance.