Marek-2
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I was a junior in high school when "Flesh" hit the big screens, but had the good fortune to see it at midnight movie houses in NYC just two years later.
Flesh is the first part of a so-called "trilogy" of films, featuring Joe Dallesandro, as an object of desire. It bears the "Warhol" name, but is more the work of Paul Morissey. Essentially the story concerns itself with the exploits surrounding one day in the life of a street-wise male hustler (played by Joe Dallesandro). Joe is young, beautiful, and a bit naive... but he manages to bring home the bacon to his wife, for reasons which should not be explained to appreciate the film fully.
Of special note to film buffs is that this film (along with the remaining two of the trilogy), had no script, per se. Warhol's superstars were given simply a premise... and the words and actions which the viewer sees are quite natural (even at times ridiculous or non-sensical). But all in all it works... "Rolling Stone" noted in its review that the film was better than "Midnight Cowboy", a film of the same year, more polished by Hollywood (An Academy Award winner for Best Film) , with big name talent (I equally admire the film)... but FLESH, being improvised, was somehow more gut wrenching and realistic, without the need for complex sub-plots and any "cause de celebre" .. or for that matter any cause at all!
The film grossed more than $3 million dollars and was an absolute sensation, particularly in the German market (which, ironically, thought they were given a "censored version" of the film because of the post-editing....see note below).
Curiously, the film is very much "cut and paste" with "pops". "clicks", "flashes", and dialogue literally cut off mid-sentence. It is almost as if Warhol/Morissey are stating a simple truth that it is a "day in the life" of a superstar, snippets for your voyeuristic tendencies. Far better than earlier Warhol works of 8 hours of sleeping, and the statue of liberty as a 20+ hour movie.
FLESH, in my opinion, is the first of the Warhol films that actually is digestible (given a wide pallette) and Warhol's/the Factory's first legitimate response to the Hollywood phenomenon of "stardom".
As the first of a "trilogy", it portrays a young, desirable male icon, naive, sought after, responding to invitations to please his family. Subsequent films would show the "same character" with a differing set of values. (See "Trash" and "Heat")
Flesh is the first part of a so-called "trilogy" of films, featuring Joe Dallesandro, as an object of desire. It bears the "Warhol" name, but is more the work of Paul Morissey. Essentially the story concerns itself with the exploits surrounding one day in the life of a street-wise male hustler (played by Joe Dallesandro). Joe is young, beautiful, and a bit naive... but he manages to bring home the bacon to his wife, for reasons which should not be explained to appreciate the film fully.
Of special note to film buffs is that this film (along with the remaining two of the trilogy), had no script, per se. Warhol's superstars were given simply a premise... and the words and actions which the viewer sees are quite natural (even at times ridiculous or non-sensical). But all in all it works... "Rolling Stone" noted in its review that the film was better than "Midnight Cowboy", a film of the same year, more polished by Hollywood (An Academy Award winner for Best Film) , with big name talent (I equally admire the film)... but FLESH, being improvised, was somehow more gut wrenching and realistic, without the need for complex sub-plots and any "cause de celebre" .. or for that matter any cause at all!
The film grossed more than $3 million dollars and was an absolute sensation, particularly in the German market (which, ironically, thought they were given a "censored version" of the film because of the post-editing....see note below).
Curiously, the film is very much "cut and paste" with "pops". "clicks", "flashes", and dialogue literally cut off mid-sentence. It is almost as if Warhol/Morissey are stating a simple truth that it is a "day in the life" of a superstar, snippets for your voyeuristic tendencies. Far better than earlier Warhol works of 8 hours of sleeping, and the statue of liberty as a 20+ hour movie.
FLESH, in my opinion, is the first of the Warhol films that actually is digestible (given a wide pallette) and Warhol's/the Factory's first legitimate response to the Hollywood phenomenon of "stardom".
As the first of a "trilogy", it portrays a young, desirable male icon, naive, sought after, responding to invitations to please his family. Subsequent films would show the "same character" with a differing set of values. (See "Trash" and "Heat")
Andy Warhol's Dracula, aka "Blood for Dracula" is a superb satire on both the mythology of Nosferatu, and the decline of legends, both social and religious.
The Count Dracula requires the blood of virgins... and his assistant takes him on a journey to Italy to look for a "bride", under the presumption that Italia is ripe with virgin Catholic girls. But the times are a changin', and not only are virgins a rarity, but the social order of things are equally askew!
Enter Joes Dallesandro, (Mario) the farm-hand, caretaker, and stud de celeb! Advocate of social reform, bitter over the social class system, he is sure to bring change! Only he sees through the Count's evil plan to seduce the daughters of the Fiori estate into becoming the brides of Dracula, but his means of remedy are hilarious!
Recently re-issued in Wide-screen format, this title is a blast from the past! Fans of this satirical type of humor should also view "Flesh for Frankenstein", though one should note that this "companion film" is quite a bit more gory, and not for the easily upset.
The Count Dracula requires the blood of virgins... and his assistant takes him on a journey to Italy to look for a "bride", under the presumption that Italia is ripe with virgin Catholic girls. But the times are a changin', and not only are virgins a rarity, but the social order of things are equally askew!
Enter Joes Dallesandro, (Mario) the farm-hand, caretaker, and stud de celeb! Advocate of social reform, bitter over the social class system, he is sure to bring change! Only he sees through the Count's evil plan to seduce the daughters of the Fiori estate into becoming the brides of Dracula, but his means of remedy are hilarious!
Recently re-issued in Wide-screen format, this title is a blast from the past! Fans of this satirical type of humor should also view "Flesh for Frankenstein", though one should note that this "companion film" is quite a bit more gory, and not for the easily upset.