Today, Bad Timing still divides audiences: monstrosity or masterpiece? Well, watch it and decide for yourself. A group of nuns open a makeshift convent in the foothills of the Himalayas but soon find their vows challenged in this new, exotic environment.
It is a work of extraordinary power and passion from Powell and Pressburger. Rex Harrison and Constance Cummings are great as the husband and second wife, but the funniest turns come from Kay Hammond as the spoilt first wife and Margaret Rutherford as the batty medium.
When Ricky Walters is released from prison he soon finds himself drawn back into old ways, while trying protect his brother Curtis Luke Fraser from the advances of a local gang. The world watches the first manned flight to Mars, unaware the mission is being faked.
Forced to participate, the astronauts realise that when the hoax goes wrong, their existence threatens national security. In desperation, they escape…. Its freewheeling, playful spirit still captures the imagination of new audiences today. It was also hailed as an influential female buddy movie by critic Jonathan Rosenbaum who wrote that many women consider it to be their favourite film about female friendship, and many men too. Within lavish, expressive sets, the teenage heroine begins to discover her sexuality and its dark, unsettling power.
Wolves become human, humans become wolves. Today, it has become a timeless classic, which is studied by film scholars and adored by film fans alike. If you like your fairy tales to have teeth, this is the film for you. Indignity is a theme and, for Pitt, a reality: her role was dubbed, and she never spoke to director Peter Sasdy again. When the USA and Russia simultaneously test atomic bombs, the Earth is knocked off its axis and set on a collision course with the sun.
