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Savage Messiah
“Every man has a dream that must be realised... a love that must come true... a life that must not stop.”
6.3 / 10• 1972• 1h 43m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
In the Paris of the 1910s, brash young sculptor Henri Gaudier begins a creative partnership with an older writer, Sophie Brzeska. Though the couple is 20 years apart in age, Gaudier finds that his untamed work is complemented by the older woman's cultural refinement. He then moves to London with Brzeska, where he falls in with a group of avant-garde artists. There, Gaudier encounters yet another artistic muse in passionate suffragette Gosh Boyle.
Cast & Crew
Dorothy Tutin
Sophie Brzeska
Lead
Scott Antony
Henri Gaudier
Helen Mirren
Gosh Boyle
Lindsay Kemp
Angus Corky
Michael Gough
M. Gaudier
John Justin
Lionel Shaw
Aubrey Richards
Mayor
Peter Vaughan
Museum Attendant
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ken Russell's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Savage Messiah is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
