The Cardinal and the Corpse 1992 (dir. Christopher Petit) with Alan Moore, Iain Sinclair, Michael Moorcock, Chris Petit etc
The Cardinal and the Corpse marks the beginning of Petit s loose partnership with writer Iain Sinclair. There s a nod towards narrative here involving a booksearch launched by graphic novelist Alan Moore and a dealer (the dapper but barking Driffield), but it s little more than an excuse to showcase a number of authors and other miscreants. Former aristo turned crime writer Robin Cook (aka Derek Raymond) sets the tone ( All life is ultimately about death. It s what I call the general contract ) while Michael Moorcock (Moorcock schmoorcock, mutters a Charing Cross Road dealer) casts doubt on Driffield s claim that a pulp novel, The Cardinal and the Corpse by Stephen Blakesley, is actually the work of Flann O Brien. Petit and Sinclair s film is a deliberately jarring, oddly engaging rogues gallery that even makes room for Tony Lambrianou, a former associate of the Krays ( I don t like the word gangster: I feel embarrassed when people use that word ).
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