More (1969 film)

More
Theatrical poster to More (1969)
Directed by	Barbet Schroeder
Produced by	Barbet Schroeder
Written by	Barbet Schroeder Paul Gégauff
Starring	Mimsy Farmer Klaus Grünberg
Music by	Pink Floyd
Cinematography	Néstor Almendros
Editing by	Denise de Casabianca Rita Roland
Distributed by	Jet Films
Release date(s)	August 4, 1969
Country	West Germany France Luxembourg
Language	English

More is an English language film directed by Barbet Schroeder, released in 1969. Starring Mimsy Farmer and Klaus Grünberg, it deals with heroin addiction on the island of Ibiza. It features a soundtrack written and performed by Pink Floyd, released as the album Soundtrack from the Film More.

Synopsis

A German student, Stefan, who has finished his studies, decides to have an adventure, get out of his conservative skin^{[clarification needed]} and to burn his bridges. After hitch-hiking to Paris, he commits burglary to get money and meets a free-spirited American girl, Estelle, following her to Ibiza. He discovers she is in trouble with a man named Dr. Wolf. Stefan saves Estelle from Dr. Wolf only to find she does not really want to be saved, and she introduces him to heroin (referred to by the old street name, "horse") which she has stolen from Dr. Wolf. The inevitable spiral into drug abuse and denial leads him down a dark road.

This story is modeled on the myth of Daedalus and Icarus with Estelle as the Sun.^{[citation needed]}

Production

The French film Censorship Board in 1969 insisted that some of the dialog be censored around the 81 minute mark before the film could be released. In the film, as the couple mix up a hallucinogenic concoction in the kitchen, the ingredients "benzedrine" and "banana peel" are deleted from the audio track. On the DVD, the words have been re-added as subtitles.

Most of the movie was shot on the island of Ibiza. The castle of Ibiza, which dominates the harbour and the town, is the scene for the final act. The location of Stefan's death, a tunnel near the castle, has since become a place of pilgrimage for addicts.

Soundtrack

'His (Barbet Schroeder's) feeling about music for movies was, in those days, that he didn't want a soundtrack to go behind the movie. All he wanted was, literally, if the radio was switched on in the car, for example, he wanted something to come out of the car. Or someone goes and switches the TV on, or whatever it is. He wanted the soundtrack to relate exactly to what was happening in the movie, rather than a film score backing the visuals.'

— Roger Waters, ^[1]

References

1. ^ Kendall, Charlie (1984). "Shades of Pink - The Definitive Pink Floyd Profile". The Source Radio Show. http://www.pinkfloydfan.net/t1483-gilmour-waters-mason-wright-shades.html. Retrieved 2011-07-26. 

External links

• More at the Internet Movie Database
• More, on BarbetSchroeder.com