Savage Messiah (1972)

  • R
  • 10/01/1972 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 43m

Every man has a dream that must be realised... a love that must come true... a life that must not stop.

Overview

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.

Ken Russell

Director

Christopher Logue

Writer

H.S. Ede

Novel

Cast

Dorothy Tutin's headshot

Dorothy Tutin

Sophie Brzeska
Scott Antony's headshot

Scott Antony

Henri Gaudier
Helen Mirren's headshot

Helen Mirren

Gosh Boyle
Lindsay Kemp's headshot

Lindsay Kemp

Angus Corky
Michael Gough's headshot

Michael Gough

M. Gaudier
John Justin's headshot

John Justin

Lionel Shaw
Aubrey Richards's headshot

Aubrey Richards

Mayor
Peter Vaughan's headshot

Peter Vaughan

Museum Attendant

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