Saturday, June 25, 2022, 19:30 – Tickets
Tel-Aviv Cinematheque
Pink Narcissus
Director: James Bidgood
Screenplay: James Bidgood
Production: James Bidgood
Cast: Don Brooks, Bobby Kendall, Charles Ludlam
USA, 1971, 65 minutes, no dialogue
In Memory of James Bidgood (1933-2022)
Festivals:
Frameline: San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival 1985, 1986, 1999
Outfest: Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2007
Fashion in Film Festival, London 2010
L’Etrange Festival, Paris 2011
Mezipatra Queer Film Festival, Praha 2018
QFest St. Louis 2021
Wicked Queer Boston LGBT Film Festival 2022
“Pink Narcissus” is a 1971 ground breaking, queer, camp and daring American film created by artist James Bidgood, and starring unknown actors such as Don Brooks, Bobby Kendall and stage actor Charles Ludlam.
Alone in his apartment the hero of “Pink Narcissus” is having erotic fantasies about a male prostitute and surprise visits by a bodyguard. In every world he fantasizes about he is the hero, whether he is a Roman slave, a matador or a belly-dancing harem guard.
Bidgood filmed “Pink Narcissus” on a 8mm camera, during seven years (1963-1970), in his studio apartment. After a dispute with the distributors of the film he decided to remove his name from the credits and the film was released under ‘anonymous director’, which led to rumours that the one who actually filmed it was Andy Warhol. Only during the 90’s it was revealed that the actual creator was Bidgood, who was still living in the same studio apartment where he filmed “Pink Narcissus”, and he received the credit he was due. Since then the film has been shown in dozens of festivals and gained cinematic tributes all over the world.
Viewing is 18+ due to explicit sexual content.