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Author of "Punishment Park" and critic of the mass media, the British based in France had signed films on nuclear war, protest movements or anticonformism. He was 90 years old.
Known for Punishment Park, the Commune or its documentary about the painter Edvard Munch, the British radical filmmaker Peter Watkins, a forceful anti-militarian and fervent media critic, died on October 31 at the age of 90.
The often discussed and radical British filmmaker Peter Watkins has died at the age of 90. According to an official statement from his family. It is claimed that the director and winner of an Oscar has died peacefully in the center of France. Near the city where he spent his last 25 years. Watkins is perhaps best known for The Game of War. A fake-documentary style film describing a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain, which also scared the BB…
Peter Watkins dead at 90
The often-debated and radical British filmmaker Peter Watkins has died at the age of 90. This according to an official statement made by his family. The director and Oscar-winner is claimed to have passed away peacefully in central France. Close to the town where he spent his last 25 years. Watkins is perhaps best known for The War Game. A mockumentary-style movie that depicts a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain, and also scared the pants …
Peter Watkins, in 2004. CAPTURE D'ÉCRAN YOUTUBE/FILMSCHOOLARCHIVE Inventor of an engaged cinema mixing documentary and fiction, praised by Jean Rouch, John Lennon, Enki Bilal and José Bové, the British-born filmmaker Peter Watkins died on October 31 in Bourganeuf (Creuse) at the age of 90. Filmmaker, agitator, trubillon, "heretic", Peter Watkins was disturbing as long as he had been condemned to silence for several years. Converted to neorealism…
Peter Watkins, the radical director who left behind landmark works such as "The War Game" and "La Commune," has died at the age of 90.
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