It's mainly Micky talking and reminiscing and trying to mention
his book (ALIM) a few times.
It's part of the ICA/Guardian "Writers in Conversation" series
and he's "in conversation" with Chris Peachment (writer on filmic
matters) - but Mr Peachment doesn't seem to be fully briefed on
Micky's work & certainly can't keep up with some of his references
and comments so just lets Micky talk for most of it, steering him
back on topic when needed. It doesn't say where it was made but its
on stage in front of an audience, I presume at the ICA.
There are some clips from TRS towards the end after Micky's explained
the "All art is one" ethos and how it worked so well on TRS.
Mentions of 49P, SiB, Blimp, AMOLAD, BN, TRS & PT - but it is
only 45 minutes. A few questions from the audience and a few
words of advice to young filmmakers "Don't try to do it all by
yourself, find skilled people you trust and collaborate"
His mention of his work with Hitchcock suggesting they became
quite good friends, more than would be expected between director
& stills photographer. If only we could find out. It matters
because if MP was *only* the stills photographer Hitch wouldn't
be very likely to listen to plot ideas like the ending of Blackmail.
But if they were friends & Hitch knew he was a reasonable director
then Hitch could have given him scripts to check out as he suggests.
Mentions of PT towards the end elicit a genuine surprise at the
reaction of the critics (even after 20+ years). He seems to not
understand/realise why they were so upset.
Have a look at
http://www.roland-collection.com/rolandcollection/literature/101/W76.htm
Even if you don't buy it (it's a bit more expensive than most videos)
you can watch it online.
It's probably one of the last major interviews he gave.
