Somewhat in the style of Swept Away (released six months before shooting began on Foxtrot), it's the story of a very chic, Romanian count and countess that escape Europe by yacht in 1939 during World War II for a private island paradise somewhere in the Pacific.
It's rather unsettling and a bit surreal (not surprising, considering director Arturo Ripstein worked with Luis Buñuel), portraying a couple reminiscent of the duke and duchess of Windsor as they undergo a languid descent from elegance to decadence to butchery.
Most striking is the set and wardrobe. The set is a full Art Deco interior under a tent on a deserted island, and the clothes (overseen by Jorge Ramirez) feature a seemingly endless supply of pristine white couture and custom tailoring.
The timing was such that Rampling (then 30) was making this just as Luchino Visconti needed to begin shooting "The Innocent" written with Rampling in mind, and so she couldn't appear in what was Visconti's last film.[2] Silvia Manriquez
References
^Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 97
^"Looking for the Alchemy: An Interview with Charlotte Rampling (Web Exclusive)".
foxtrot, 1976, film, foxtrot, 1976, british, mexican, drama, film, directed, arturo, ripstein, starring, peter, toole, charlotte, rampling, sydow, released, 1977, side, paradise, foxtrotfilm, poster, john, soliedirected, byarturo, ripsteinstarringpeter, toolec. Foxtrot is a 1976 British Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein and starring Peter O Toole Charlotte Rampling and Max von Sydow It was re released in 1977 as The Far Side of Paradise 1 FoxtrotFilm poster by John SolieDirected byArturo RipsteinStarringPeter O TooleCharlotte RamplingMax von SydowDistributed byNew World PicturesRelease date1976 1976 CountriesUnited Kingdom MexicoLanguageEnglishSomewhat in the style of Swept Away released six months before shooting began on Foxtrot it s the story of a very chic Romanian count and countess that escape Europe by yacht in 1939 during World War II for a private island paradise somewhere in the Pacific It s rather unsettling and a bit surreal not surprising considering director Arturo Ripstein worked with Luis Bunuel portraying a couple reminiscent of the duke and duchess of Windsor as they undergo a languid descent from elegance to decadence to butchery Most striking is the set and wardrobe The set is a full Art Deco interior under a tent on a deserted island and the clothes overseen by Jorge Ramirez feature a seemingly endless supply of pristine white couture and custom tailoring The timing was such that Rampling then 30 was making this just as Luchino Visconti needed to begin shooting The Innocent written with Rampling in mind and so she couldn t appear in what was Visconti s last film 2 Silvia ManriquezReferences Edit Christopher T Koetting Mind Warp The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman s New World Pictures Hemlock Books 2009 p 97 Looking for the Alchemy An Interview with Charlotte Rampling Web Exclusive External links EditFoxtrot at IMDb Foxtrot at Rotten Tomatoes This article related to a British film of the 1970s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Foxtrot 1976 film amp oldid 1151607290, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
