Brenda leaves Liverpool, telling her mum she's pregnant, and gets a job in a boutique in London.
She moves in with Caroline, but her set shuns her, because of her plain looks. She kidnaps a young man's dog, so as to get to know him while returning it.
The young man turns out to be a psychopath with a penchant for killing beautiful things.
He renames Brenda, and they start a strange relationship.....
On first viewing its so reminiscent of Collinsons' Up The Junction, the way it's filmed, and the attitude of supporting characters, and Brenda's personality, so its familiar ground, quite strangely comforting, when you watch the opening act.
But then during the second act, its changes rapidly, with some wonderful editing and camera-work, it's as if someone has given the camera to Ken Russell and said, 'off you go Ken, give us Blow Up mixed with Vertigo'.
For a Hammer movie, its miles away from anything you'd expect them to do. Its as if your watching Henry: Portrait Of A Kitchen Sink Killer, and just added the working class element into a thriller.
The main character of Peter is interesting, but its so reminiscent of David Hemmings you cannot but help to compare it to Blow Up.
Its a curioso piece, very psychedelic in nature, but just loses its way toward the end.
She moves in with Caroline, but her set shuns her, because of her plain looks. She kidnaps a young man's dog, so as to get to know him while returning it.
The young man turns out to be a psychopath with a penchant for killing beautiful things.
He renames Brenda, and they start a strange relationship.....
On first viewing its so reminiscent of Collinsons' Up The Junction, the way it's filmed, and the attitude of supporting characters, and Brenda's personality, so its familiar ground, quite strangely comforting, when you watch the opening act.
But then during the second act, its changes rapidly, with some wonderful editing and camera-work, it's as if someone has given the camera to Ken Russell and said, 'off you go Ken, give us Blow Up mixed with Vertigo'.
For a Hammer movie, its miles away from anything you'd expect them to do. Its as if your watching Henry: Portrait Of A Kitchen Sink Killer, and just added the working class element into a thriller.
The main character of Peter is interesting, but its so reminiscent of David Hemmings you cannot but help to compare it to Blow Up.
Its a curioso piece, very psychedelic in nature, but just loses its way toward the end.