“'Eureka' was very bad timing. The early 1980s: Reagan and Thatcher were in, greed was good, and here was a film about the richest man in the world who still couldn't be happy. Politically and sociologically, it was out of step.”

English film director and cinematographer

Nicolas Roeg was an English film director and cinematographer, known for his distinctive work in cinema from the late 1960s through the 1990s. He is remembered for directing Performance, Walkabout, Don't Look Now, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Bad Timing, and The Witches. Roeg's films are widely associated with strong visual style and an interest in mood, memory, and psychological unease. As both director and cinematographer, he helped shape a body of work that gave unusual attention to image and atmosphere, with his best-known films spanning from 1970 to 1990.