The underrated genius of David Bowie's acting
3 years, 2 months ago

The underrated genius of David Bowie's acting

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The underrated genius of David Bowie's acting BFI Nicolas Roeg's arthouse classic The Man Who Fell to Earth stars Bowie as an alien in disguise As we approach the 75th anniversary of Bowie's birth, we explore his unpredictable film roles. Like Bowie's music, the film mashes up genres – sci-fi, political thriller, romance – and channels the counter-cultural mood of the time to create something bracingly new. BFI In the biopic Basquiat, Bowie plays the role of Andy Warhol with a wry playfulness In The Man Who Fell to Earth, Roeg set the template that would define Bowie's film career. Getty Images In Tony Scott's 1983 film The Hunger, Bowie put in an elegantly unhinged performance alongside Catherine Deneuve The same otherworldly quality that makes Bowie's takes on Warhol and Tesla so successful, is also used to beguiling effect in two 1980s cult classics. BFI Bowie brought a subversive edge to his role as a soldier in a Japanese prison camp in 1983 film Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence In many ways, this is Bowie's straightest performance.

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