![]() As events unfold, the building seems to exert a malign influence on its occupants and spats over resources escalate into violent conflicts between “enemy floors”. The building where Laing lives is designed to provide everything its residents need, from green spaces, to shops and swimming pools.īut there’s a darker side to this architectural Utopia. High-Rise tells the story of Robert Laing – a middle class doctor who moves into a complex of futuristic, luxury tower blocks just outside of London. But with director Ben Wheatley’s effort garnering positive reviews and critical acclaim, perhaps it is useful to reconsider the story’s meaning. ![]() Much like the power-cuts that interrupt life in the novel’s namesake, various attempts to translate the book for cinema have been erratic, and ultimately failed. ![]() The new film adaption of J G Ballard’s classic 1975 novel High-Rise has been a while coming. ![]()
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