{"id":92205,"date":"2023-09-30T21:48:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T04:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=92205"},"modified":"2023-09-30T21:48:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T04:48:59","slug":"negatives-1968","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=92205","title":{"rendered":"Negatives (1968)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You&#8217;re as perverted as she is.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Poster-204x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-92206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Poster-204x300.png 204w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Poster-87x128.png 87w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Poster-183x270.png 183w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Poster.png 638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a meek antiques shop owner (Peter McEnery) and his shrewish wife (Glenda Jackson) meet a bold German photographer (Diane Cilento), their odd marriage gets even stranger.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Glenda Jackson Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>S&#038;M<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nJust before her breakthrough role in <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76991\"><em>Women in Love<\/em> (1969)<\/a>, Glenda Jackson co-starred in this directorial debut by Peter Medak, an odd marital thriller based on a 1961 novel by Peter Everett. Jackson&#8217;s screen-husband (McEnery) is likely most recognizable to <em>GFTFF<\/em> fans as the titular character in <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3319\"><em>Entertaining Mr. Sloane<\/em> (1970)<\/a>, while odd Cilento is best known for her Oscar-nominated supporting performance in <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=88850\"><em>Tom Jones<\/em> (1963)<\/a>, as a boarding house manager in <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=26354\"><em>Hombre<\/em> (1967)<\/a>, and as a librarian in <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52668\"><em>The Wicker Man<\/em> (1973)<\/a>. From the opening scenes, we can tell that Jackson and McEnery&#8217;s marriage is a decidedly unusual one: he dresses up as the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hawley_Harvey_Crippen\">Edwardian wife-killer Hawley Harvey Crippen<\/a> (who I&#8217;ll admit to not having heard of before):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-McEnery.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-McEnery.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"968\" height=\"726\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-McEnery.png 968w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-McEnery-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-McEnery-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-McEnery-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-McEnery-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; though it turns out his wife is really the driving force behind this kink. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Jackson-McEnery.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Jackson-McEnery.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"968\" height=\"714\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Jackson-McEnery.png 968w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Jackson-McEnery-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Jackson-McEnery-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Jackson-McEnery-768x566.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Jackson-McEnery-366x270.png 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Suddenly another woman (Cilento) comes into the picture, seemingly as a sexual distraction for McEnery: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Cilento.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Cilento.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"731\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Cilento.png 980w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Cilento-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Cilento-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Cilento-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Cilento-362x270.png 362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; though that&#8217;s ultimately debatable, as are most of the twists and turns along the way. By the times get <em>undeniably<\/em> weird: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Pilot.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Pilot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"731\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Pilot.png 976w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Pilot-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Pilot-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Pilot-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Pilot-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; we&#8217;ve almost stopped wondering what logic lies behind any of it. To the film&#8217;s credit, it held my attention throughout &#8212; but that doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean it coheres. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ken Hodges&#8217; cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Mirror.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Mirror.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"973\" height=\"723\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Mirror.png 973w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Mirror-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Mirror-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Mirror-768x571.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Negatives-Mirror-363x270.png 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s worth a one-time look if you&#8217;re curious. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0063338\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1968\/10\/15\/archives\/screen-charade-on-sunday-afternoonnegatives-first-film-by-medak.html\">NY Times Original Review (spoilers alert)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re as perverted as she is.&#8221; Synopsis: When a meek antiques shop owner (Peter McEnery) and his shrewish wife (Glenda Jackson) meet a bold German photographer (Diane Cilento), their odd marriage gets even stranger. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Glenda Jackson Films Love Triangle Marital Problems S&#038;M Review: Just before her breakthrough role in Women in Love (1969), Glenda Jackson co-starred in this directorial debut by Peter Medak, an odd marital thriller based on a 1961 novel by Peter Everett&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=92205\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=92205"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92220,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92205\/revisions\/92220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=92205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=92205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=92205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}