The Body (1970)

A review of the psychedelic British documentary film

Brett Marcus Cook

Mar 19, 2024

Inspired by a science book by Anthony Smith, producer and director Roy Battersby’s 1970 documentary The Body (not to be confused with the 2001 Antonio Banderas film of the same title), narrated by Vanessa Redgrave & Frank Finlay and scored by Ron Geesin & Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, seeks to better our understanding of the human form and deepen our connection with it in an unflinching and somewhat psychedelic manner. 🪐

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The Body (1970)

Brett Marcus Cook

Mar 18

We all live in our bodies. They are the vessel through which we experience the world around us and the people we interact with everyday. But for all that we experience, it feels like we know so little about our bodies, and most people don’t seem to have much of a deep connection with their own body.

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