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Blow Job

Directed by Andy Warhol1963USA35 mins

Subject of the film: see title. Just that the "acting" takes place beyond the screen. The camera concentrates solely on the face of a young man, who, supposedly, is enjoying himself. The screen becomes — as Jonas Mekas has put it once — the mirror for the viewer. A film about sublimated sexuality. Also of interest: the light/shadow effects.

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My Hustler

My Hustler consists of two extended conversations, first as a Fire Island host (the outrageously camp Ed Hood) contemplates the recumbent figure of the beach Adonis (Paul America) he has hired for the weekend, and then as the newcomer learns a few tricks of the trade from an older colleague (Joe Campbell).

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Director
Andy Warhol
Year
1963
Country
USA
Running Time
35 mins
Language
Silent
Program Note Writer
Viennale