Pink Narcissus

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Audience Member I am usually a fan of underground, experimental films but Pink Narcissus did not win me over. It has got a lot of colour set designs but it is shallow as hell, almost bored me to death. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member The type of movie that's shot so gorgeously it carries the entire film. Director James Bidgood disowned this film after it was taken from him (after 7 years of work) and edited without his input, but it's a shame considering that what makes this film amazing his entirely his work. His lighting, framing, casting, sets and overall vision are so entrancing, beautiful, and even humorous at times that you forget there's no dialogue (and a fairly nonexistent plot). I will say, at its worst it's just overly blunt and veers on a sort of stripper-appeal that doesn't really vibe with the rest of the film (I'm thinking rather specifically about the naked man wearing only pearl necklaces waving his dick around for five minutes while a hand strokes a beaded, twisted phallus). But I'll go ahead and blame the editing for that, because visually it's still striking. It's such a shame Bidgood had such a hard time with this movie, I would absolutely have loved to have seen more from him. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Considering that this is a 1970s gay experimental film, I was surprised to find myself riveted all the way through. The imagination and command of visuals is masterful. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Imaginative and artificial, seductive and repulsive, joyous and melancholic, this film investigated identity, sexuality, gender, and desire in a visually stunning and emotionally compelling manner. Using a range of techniques and uniting the popular with the experimental, this film walks the line between pornography and art. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Utterly gorgeous film, reminiscent of Kenneth Anger's work but actually totally individual. Shot is lush saturated colour we get to worship at the Divine temple of Bobby Kendall who dresses up as a Bullfighter, a young man dressed head to toe in white, as a harem boy...The sets are amazing as is the imagery, it has long been regarded a cult classic and is way more erotic than anything a modern day pornographer could offer. Stunning. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Beautiful, amazing movie. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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