Thursday, May 09, 2013

Bryan Forbes, ‘R. I. P.

NYTimes.com: Bryan Forbes, an English film director best known for “The Stepford Wives,” the 1975 Hollywood thriller about women transformed into docile electronic incarnations of themselves, has died at his home in Surrey, England. He was 86.

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

3 comments:

Ed Gorman said...

He directed a much better film early on,the brilliant Seance On A Wet Afternoon, still one of the most intriguing plots I've ever encountered. And the acting was equal to the story and direction.

Rick said...

That was the one I thought of first too, when I saw the obit here Mr. Gorman. SEANCE and THE L-SHAPED ROOM starring Leslie Caron from 1962.

Like a number of other British directors of the 1960s, something personal about their work was lost when they became "international" directors...

Bud said...

Ed and Rick: Ditto !!!