James Broughton: The Second Act
/After The Pleasure Garden was honored at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival, James Broughton was offered a Hollywood movie deal, which he turned down. The artist instead took a 15-year hiatus from filmmaking altogether to focus on his poetry. Upon returning to the medium in 1967, the counterculture had become the mainstream culture, and Broughton’s cinematic comeback met this euphoric and liberating moment. GME is pleased to present The Bed (1967), The Golden Positions (1970), and Testament (1974) in a curated package devoted to the second act in Broughton’s multifaceted career as a filmmaker.
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