Negatives (1968)

When a young couple (Glenda Jackson, Peter McEnery) grow bored with their kinky games (they dress up as an Edwardian murderer and his mistress), they invite an uninhibited German photographer (Diane Cilento) to join them. Based on the novel by Peter Everett and directed by Peter Medak (THE RULING CLASS) in his feature film directorial debut. The film is a psychological muddle enhanced by the playing of its three principles who give strong performances. It's the kind of vague artsy film (one might even call it cryptic) that had a run of popularity in the 1960s (think LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD or BLOW UP). The game playing of the couple is pushed toward a disastrous confrontation by the enigmatic and mysterious German, who simply walks away after the calamitous finale saying, "There's nothing more for me here". Intriguing but it paints itself into a corner that it can't get out of, leaving us with more questions than answers. With Maurice Denham and Billy Russell.