The famous 'Andy Warhol' trilogy, which was actually directed by Paul Morrissey, is finally available on DVD via Amazon. The films mix extreme realism, experimentation, a lot of improvisation and, in my view, hysterically camp humour. No 'indie director' has gone that far ever since
In Flesh (1968) we follow a teenage hustler’s attempts to raise money for an abortion for his wife’s lesbian girlfriend. In Trash (1970) rather than get rid of a baby, a sexually impotent heroin user and his ambiguously gendered girlfriend (played by Holly Woodlawn, recently seen in Milwauke, Minnesota) try to start a family by faking a pregnancy to get on welfare. In Heat (1972) a young, forgotten TV child star seeks to make a comeback in LA by getting involved with the family of a former B movie star - now a gameshow panellist - her lesbian daughter and her bisexual ex-husband.
The DVD features the fully uncut and newly restored versions of the films as well as a host of extras prepared and selected by Paul Morrissey himself and commentaries from British arthouse luminaries. Delicious, and not only because of Joe Dalessandro's gorgeous screen presence.
In Flesh (1968) we follow a teenage hustler’s attempts to raise money for an abortion for his wife’s lesbian girlfriend. In Trash (1970) rather than get rid of a baby, a sexually impotent heroin user and his ambiguously gendered girlfriend (played by Holly Woodlawn, recently seen in Milwauke, Minnesota) try to start a family by faking a pregnancy to get on welfare. In Heat (1972) a young, forgotten TV child star seeks to make a comeback in LA by getting involved with the family of a former B movie star - now a gameshow panellist - her lesbian daughter and her bisexual ex-husband.
The DVD features the fully uncut and newly restored versions of the films as well as a host of extras prepared and selected by Paul Morrissey himself and commentaries from British arthouse luminaries. Delicious, and not only because of Joe Dalessandro's gorgeous screen presence.
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