Herostratus (1967)🔹

Herostratus is a 1967 British experimental drama film. It features Michael Gothard, Gabriella Licudi, Peter Stephens, Antony Paul, and Helen Mirren. A young poet named Max (Michael Gothard), who out of boredom and a desire for fame hires a marketing company Farson (Peter Stephens) to commit suicide in public. Farson agrees to turn his suicide into a high-profile media spectacle, and introduces him to Clio (Gabriella Licudi), an attractive woman who aids him in his goals. A film produced by the BFI (British Film Institute) and included in their 'Flipside' collection. BFI Flipside is dedicated to the margins of British cinematography; forgotten films and filmmakers. It includes UK cinematic oddities, offering everything from exploitation documentaries to B-movies, countercultural curios and obscure classics.