In Search of the Original Self: Ken Russell’s ‘Altered States’ Turns 40
Ken Russell’s film version of Paddy Chayefsky’s only novel, Altered States, is one of the most visionary pieces of early 1980’s cinema. It is a bold exploration into consciousness, religious experience, evolution, and the very meaning of humanity itself. It was also plagued with a number of production woes centering around the strong personalities of […]