Review of Herostratus

I saw this in around 1968, ironically in Cambridge, England. I have been wondering how to see it again ever since then. I enjoyed it tremendously at the time. As much as anything else, I remember some incredible visual images, which epitomize the film as much as the story. In fact, I recall that the story took a back seat to the look and feel of it. Very loosely based on the idea of Herostratus who, in a quest for fame, burnt down the temple of Artemis in Ephesus. While in a bid to punish him, the elders forbade all mention of his name, it lives on, while that of the original designer is lost. In the movie, a young man decides to become famous by having his suicide filmed, but it does not end as predictably as you might think. A rather prescient film given the significance of suicide bombing and events like 9/11 in the world today.