Crimes of the retro-future: historicising J.G. Ballard and Ben Wheatley's High-Rises

Crimes of the retro-future: historicising J.G. Ballard and Ben Wheatley's High-Rises

Ballard's novel on modernist housing appeared at the absolute nadir of its architectural and popular esteem. Ben Wheatley's film is released when these schemes are newly extremely fashionable. This paper examines what exactly this changes, and what stays the same.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Critical quarterly 2016-04, Vol.58 (1), p.70-75
1. Verfasser: Hatherley, Owen
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Architecture
Ballard, J G (1930-2009)
Film adaptations
Historiography
Motion picture criticism
Motion picture directors & producers
Novels
Wheatley, Ben
Wheatley, Ben (1972- )
Writers
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Zusammenfassung:Ballard's novel on modernist housing appeared at the absolute nadir of its architectural and popular esteem. Ben Wheatley's film is released when these schemes are newly extremely fashionable. This paper examines what exactly this changes, and what stays the same.
ISSN:0011-1562
1467-8705
DOI:10.1111/criq.12251