MON, OCT 29, 8:30pm:
Flesh For Frankenstein
By Paul Morrissey
“We dare you to see...”
Directed by PAUL MORRISSEY/1973/95mins
With Joe Dallesandro, Udo Kier, Monique van Vooren, Dalila Di Lazarro
Not at all your average horror film, or even what you might expect, director Paul Morrissey’s reworking of the classic Mary Shelley novel is a surprise at every turn. At first glance, pure camp comes to mind, with Morrissey’s Doctor Baron Frankenstein (the wonderfully over-the-top Udo Kier) being married to his sister, searching for the recreation of a perfect couple to perpetuate the virtues of ancient Greece. But soon we discover that the director has much more in store for us, with his trademark ability to get to the real personalities of his actors, and his multi-faceted take on the story in which to insert another trademark: the outrageousness and silliness of sex and violence. After the worldwide sensation of his earlier domestic comedies (Flesh, Trash, Heat, and Women in Revolt, among others), Morrissey takes his discovery Joe Dallesandro along to
ADVANCE TICKETS:
See FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN & BLOOD FOR DRACULA
both for a discounted price!...
One: $10, or $9 students/seniors, $8 MBC Members
Or BOTH: $15, or $13 students/seniors, $10 MBC Members
MON, OCT, 29, 8:30pm
