The Preservation Man

Synopsis

Ken Russell's third Monitor documentary from 1962 is both a development from and inversion of the first, Lonely Shore. In that, an alien presence surveys a stretch of coastline strewn with assorted objects from early 1960s British lifestyles and tries (and mostly fails) to divine their meaning or purpose. The Preservation Man is also set in a series of object-strewn settings, but here they're part of the artist Bruce Lacey's collection of random junk, and their original function is irrelevant. Sensibly, Russell and commentator Huw Wheldon keep analysis to a minimum, preferring to use the film as an excuse to spend quarter of an hour in Lacey's amiable company.

Main Cast

Bruce Lacey

Age : N/A | Popularity : 14%

Huw Wheldon

Commentator

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Ken Russell
Department	Role	Name

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