Thursday, March 27, 2008

Flaming Creatures

US 1962-63, D+DP: Jack Smith. M: Tony Conrad. With: Francis Francine (self), Sheila Bick (Delicious Dolores), Joel Markman (Our Lady of the Docks), Mario Montez (The Spanish Girl), Arnold Rockwood (Arnold), Judith Malina (The Fascinating Woman), Marian Zazeela (Maria Zazeela). 60 min, 45 min, 43 min announced durations, this print 43 min. Viewed at Cinema Orion, Helsinki, 27 March 2008. Infamous, scandalous, transgressive film, shot without professionalism with a wildly varying definition of light, often with very low contrast, with infantile orgies, regressive escapist music, "Amapola", Maria Montez scores, syrupy Indian ballads. This time I checked the start and the ending only.

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