Nightmare Angel

Saw this recently as it was included on Arrow's excellent 4k Blu Ray of Cronenberg's Crash.

This adaptation of JG Ballard, using elements of both Crash and The Atrocity Exhibition, is told in short form black and white. At only 33 minutes long, it packs an impressive level of punch. It lacks the all out sex/nudity of Cronenberg's film but there's an excellent coldness to the actor's performances and a disjointed editing style that captures Ballard's original just as well, arguably a little better.

There are several scenes which seem eerily similar to the Cronenberg version but others reminded me more of some of David Lynch's work, particularly the washed out black and white shots of a vast and bleak industrial landscape and the unsettling music and sound effects work.

A very interesting short and good work, Arrow, for bringing it to a wider audience!