Highbrow Lowbrow: Nicolas Roeg Special

Happy new year, dear readers! To get the year off to a good start, why not sit back and listen to the latest episode of Highbrow Lowbrow.

In this episode we celebrate the life and work of legendary British director, Nicolas Roeg. My highbrow pick is Roeg’s 1983 film Eureka, based on the unsolved murder of Sir Harry Oakes. A notorious flop in its day, I argue that Eureka’s strange mix of arthouse film with Caribbean courtroom mystery makes for a heady brew. Dan’s choice is Castaway, based on another true story, Lucy Irvine and Gerald Kingsland’s year of living off-grid on the remote island of Tuin. Dan argues that the career-best performances of Amanda Donohue and Oliver Reed (as Irvine and Kingsland) make this a Nicolas Roeg film that is not to be missed.

You can listen to the full episode here.