Pink Narcissus
James Bidgood / US, 1971 / 67 min.
This cult classic visualizes the homoerotic fantasies of a young male prostitute. The gorgeous young man takes refuge in honeyed fantasies about another stunning young man – a narcissistic projection of himself.
Photographer James Bidgood was the first to apply 1940’s and 1950’s pulp and glamour aesthetics to homo-erotic photographs. His cinematic debut Pink Narcissus was ultimately released anonymously because Bidgood’s final cut was rejected. For a film created around the same time as Deep Throat, at the height of a wave of explicit pornography, Pink Narcissus is remarkably chaste in its depiction of the homo-erotic fantasies of a young male prostitute.
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Director
James Bidgood
Production year
1971
Country
US
Original title
Pink Narcissus
Length
67 min.
Language
none
Subtitles
NONE
Format
35mm
Part of
Eye Classics
Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. With the Eye Classics series, Eye brings film history even closer. Every week, we screen at least three classics from the collection under one recognisable name: Eye Classics.
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