# Performance (1970)

> A fugitive East London gangster enters a decadent rock star’s household, where violence, celebrity, sexuality, and identity begin to mutate into one another.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/15893

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Director: Nicolas Roeg, Donald Cammell
- Cast: James Fox, Mick Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, Michèle Breton, Ann Sidney, John Bindon, Stanley Meadows, Allan Cuthbertson
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066214/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: labyrinthine
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: surreal, provocative, erotic, cult film night, late night viewing

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