Starting Out The Making of Jerzy Skolimowskis Deep End

A fascinating and absorbing documentary about the making of Jerzy Skolimowskis cult favourite DEEP END which was shot in 1970 as a USGerman coproduction on location in London and Munich The films two stars Jane Asher and John MoulderBrown 23 and 17 years of age at the time respectively meet for the first time in 40 years and discuss their onscreen and offscreen relationship in candid detail while directorwriter Skolimowski chronicles the production history from the writing of the script to the films acclaimed first showing at the Venice Film Festival Director of photography Charly Steinberger revisits some of the original locations and explains how he managed to shoot almost the entire film with a handheld camera Also on board are production designer Anthony Pratt editor Barrie Vince and actor Christopher Sandford each of whom contributes his own version of how DEEP END was part of the sixties swinging London and at the same time tilted it on its head