Privilege (1967)

1967

103 mins

Directed by Peter Watkins
55%
76%
Drama
Music

A British mega music star innocently sinks into the toxic pit of fame until he meets an artist who shows... More

A British mega music star innocently sinks into the toxic pit of fame until he meets an artist who shows him what he's become. Although this film from Oscar-winning filmmaker Peter Watkins (The War Game) was released in 1967, the story takes place in the '70s.

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Privilege (1967) | Ratings & Reviews

55_%20 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
76_%407 reviews
Audience score rating

"Trouble with Privilege is that it cannot make up its mind whether it's a crusading film for the intelligentsia or a snide, 'with it' comedy."

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Variety

"[Watkins] blends ironic comedy and social commentary to disconcerting effect, and Jones delivers an introverted, masochistic performance very different from the stereotyped image of the studly rock idol."

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TV Guide

"[Makes] some pertinent points anticipating both the Festival of Light, and the way that rock culture has been absorbed and rendered harmless by the society it is supposed to be rebelling against."

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Time Out

"Ultimately, Privilege is less a picture than a frame."

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Time Magazine

"The movie isn't a failure so much as an interesting episode in the career of a director who I think will eventually be ranked with Fellini and Bergman."

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