More (1969 film)

More
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBarbet Schroeder
Screenplay by
Story byBarbet Schroeder
Produced byBarbet Schroeder
Starring
CinematographyNéstor Almendros
Edited by
Music byPink Floyd
Production
company
Jet Films
Distributed byLes Films du Losange (France)
Release dates
  • 4 August 1969 (1969-08-04) (Worldwide)
  • 21 October 1969 (1969-10-21) (France)
Running time
117 minutes
CountriesWest Germany
France
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • Spanish
  • French
The house from the film, used in the production. Located in Ibiza, Spain.

More is a 1969 English-language romantic drama film written and directed by Barbet Schroeder in his directorial debut.[1][2] Starring Mimsy Farmer and Klaus Grünberg,[3] the film deals with heroin addiction as drug fascination[4] on the island of Ibiza, Spain.[5][6] Made in the political fallout of the 1960s counterculture,[7] it features drug use,[8] "free love",[9] and other references to contemporary European youth culture.

The screenplay was written by Paul Gégauff and Barbet Schroeder with the original story by Schroeder.[5] It features a soundtrack written and performed by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released as an album the same year. Schroeder's inspiration for the film came from the counterculture tradition of the 1960s with themes of drugs, addiction, sexual freedom and the beauty of life often in New Wave films.[10][11] Production began in 1968 with a low budget, and the film was partially funded by Jet Films and executive produced by Les Films du Losange.[1]

Upon its release on 4 August 1969, More garnered mostly negative reviews from critics. It was selected to be screened in the Cannes Classics section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[12] More was released on DVD on 5 April 2005 by Home Vision Entertainment.

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  7. ^ Joanne Laurier (August 7, 2017). "Barbet Schroeder's Amnesia: The trauma of German history" (PDF). intsse.com (PDF). World Socialist Web Site. p. 1. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  8. ^ "More 1969". formidablemag.com. Formidable Mag. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  9. ^ Lennon, Elaine (November 2015). "The Mordant Geography of Desire in Barbet Schroeder's More (1969)". Offscreen. 19 (11). Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  10. ^ Michael Witt, Michael Temple (January 3, 2008). The French Cinema Book (reprint ed.). Palgrave Macmillan. p. 186. ISBN 9781844575732. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  11. ^ "MORE". www.newwavefilm.com. NewWaveFilm.com. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  12. ^ "CANNES CLASSICS - Barbet Schroeder's More". Cannes Film Festival. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.