Herostratus
When a young poet hires a marketing company to turn his suicide into a mass-media spectacle, he finds that his subversive intentions are quickly diluted into a reactionary gesture.
When a young poet hires a marketing company to turn his suicide into a mass-media spectacle, he finds that his subversive intentions are quickly diluted into a reactionary gesture.
Michael Gothard
Max
Gabriella Licudi
Clio
Peter Stephens
Farsons
Antony Paul
Pointer
Mona Hammond
Sandy
Helen Mirren
Advert Woman
Brigitte St. John
Dancer
Malcolm Muggeridge
Radio Presenter (voice)
Allen Ginsberg
Poet (voice)
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