Pink Narcissus
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Join us as we explore and enjoy the erotic psychedelic fabulousness that is Pink Narcissus. The film will be on all evening for you to enjoy and there will be live performances and a very 70s kitsch disco!
So, meet the original thirst trap, the otherwise unnamed, Pink Narcissus, the star of James Bidgood’s kitschy piece of psychedelic erotica! Lounging around in various tight-fitting costumes – and less – our hero whiles away an evening of onanistic fantasy, dreaming himself into a number of erotically charged scenarios before the realisation that he is little more than another sexual commodity. Made over seven years in the director’s New York flat the film is a triumph of taffeta and coloured gels which belie the film’s low budget to create a heady, fantastical, dream-like world. Originally released in 1971, when it was credited to ‘Anonymous’, the film fits into a lineage of delirious, overheated works of underground erotic art like Jack Smith’s Flaming Creatures or Steven Arnold’s Luminous Procuress, but, with the increasing popularity of more explicit films it faded into obscurity andwas, for a while, considered lost. The film reappeared and was attributed to photographer/drag queen, James Bidgood in the 80s whenhis kitschy, colour saturated works were seen as a clear influence on Pierre et Gilles and gained popularity with the knowing, post-modern 80s audience.In the UK its reputation was cemented with cult film fans through its regular programming at the Scala cinema in Kings Cross before being picked up by the BFI. The film now has queer classic status, and the high camp, boundlessly creative DIY sets and design are a clear influence on contemporary queer film.
This screening is part of the Thames Pride Arts Festival in partnership with our lovely friends at Stories Bijou.
Age restriction: 18+
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