A Taste of Flesh (Wishman, 1967): Barbican Cinema, 6.30pm
This screening, which is part of the Queer 60s season at the Barbican Cinema, will be followed by a discussion about Wishman and her legacy with Jaye Hudson and Selina Robertson, chaired by season curator Alex Davidson.
Barbican Cinema introduction:
Doris Wishman was truly a one-of-a-kind. She
was a rare female director working in the exploitation subgenre,
although there are few proto-feminist messages to be found in her films.
She put a lesbian character centre in A Taste of Flesh (1967),
a sensational thriller made on the cheap and shot entirely in one
apartment, featuring three women who are held captive by two male crooks
planning an assassination on a visiting foreign president. The
results have to be seen to be believed. One of the women is a predatory
lesbian, who, despite the problematic nature of her character, is
underestimated by the two men who threaten her. There is a jaw-dropping
queer daydream sequence that is worth the ticket price alone. While it
is first and foremost a sleazy exploitation thriller, this is one of
Wishman’s most fascinating films.
Here (and above) is the trailer.
No comments:
Post a Comment