NW: Frankenstein

[Jane Grant]

Quoth Ed McMahon, You are correct, Sir! Guess what, David? You win a date with my mom.
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On Thu, 17 Dec 1998 10:35:46   David Casseres wrote:
>At 0:23 -0800 12/15/98, Thomas Eckhardt wrote:
>>At 11:42 13.12.98 -0700, Jane Grant wrote:
>>
>>>QUESTION FOR FURTHER STUDY. In that last sentence, the Author cleverly
>>>alludes
>>> to two (2) Important movies from the 1970s. What are they?
>>
>>One of them is Paul Morissey's "Andy Warhol's Frankenstein", the missing
>>link between "Death in Venice" and "The Evil Dead", in which Udo Kier as
>>Frankenstein explains his particularly messy behaviour during one scene as
>>part of his research project (strong German accent): "To know life, Otto,
>>you've got to fuck death in the gall bladder." A cornerstone of cinematic
>>art and highly recommended for those who have always wondered what "The
>>Courier's Tragedy" would actually look like on stage. In order to appreciate
>>the movie in its full gory glory one needs to watch the 3-D version on the
>>big screen, though. VCR won't do.
>
>Sounds like one to see.  Thanx, Thomas, and thanx Jane for this
>illuminating Interrogatory.  The other reference, of course, is to "Last
>Tango in Paris."  They said at the time that it was Important, but the most
>important thing I saw in it was a brand-new way of portraying the female
>orgasm on screen, viz., rolling over and over across the floor (fully
>clothed, with her hand in her pants).  In later Films we have seen couples
>doing this together while in the very throes, filmed of course by a camera
>pointed at the tops of their heads.  Ta da, INFLUENCE!
>
>Cheers,
>David
>


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