Also known as andy warhol s frankenstein flesh for frankenstein is a 1973 horror movie that was filmed alongside its companion piece blood for dracula, which was released the following year. Whole foods market americas healthiest grocery store. Jun 03, 2015 andy warhol s flesh for frankenstein, done in the same vein no pun intended as the warhol dracula film. Criterion presents the restored directors cutfully intact after 25 yearsin a widescreen transfer. Baron frankenstein creates two zombies one male, one female and is planning to mate them in order to create a master race. Chair pour frankenstein titres anglais flesh for frankenstein et andy warhols frankenstein. After viewing flesh for frankenstein, i have to wonder if producer andy warhol had said to himself, how do we modernize frankenstein. Overview of andy warhols frankenstein, 1992, directed by paul morrissey, with joe dallesandro, udo kier, liu bosisio, at turner classic movies. P erhaps one of the most controversial frankenstein movies from the 1970s is paul morrissey s camp classic flesh for frankenstein aka andy warhol s frankenstein, which actually is not nearly as bad as its reputation, but twice as funny. Warhol protege paul morrisey made his first sort of bigbudget feature directing this film, and, truth be told, he manages to outshine his mentor, at least in terms of moviemaking. How andy warhol helped create the worlds most boring film. Jul 06, 2014 warhol was involved with the project right from the start.
Andy warhols flesh for frankenstein claudio gizzi songs. How hollywood made a monster 2002 video opening scene celluloid horror 2004. They were retitled andy warhols flesh for frankenstein or just andy warhols frankenstein and andy warhols blood for dracula or just andy warhols. Andy warhol s young frankenstein, frankenstein, the devil and dr.
Gizzi, claudio andy warhols flesh for frankenstein. Andy warhols frankenstein trailer, deutsch youtube. Flesh for frankenstein andy warhols frankenstein vhs. Flesh for frankenstein was also noteworthy for being one of the members of the infamous video nasty list, which of course was a selection of movies deemed criminally obscene by the british authorities back in the early 80s. Flesh for frankenstein image flesh for frankenstein. Flesh for frankenstein dvd andy warhols region free.
Here at sumogorilla we have a great selection of very rare new and used movies of horror, science fiction, adventure, mystery, and serials on dvd that cant be found in any store. When i spoke with paul morrissey, he got agitated when i referred to film as andy warhol s frankenstein. Andy warhol s flesh is a 1968 film directed by paul morrissey and starring joe dallesandro as a hustler working on the streets of new york city. I first watched andy warhol s frankenstein 1974 in the same family living room where i had spun my led zeppelin record anticlockwise, never catching that message about the devil.
It stars udo kier, joe dallesandro, monique van vooren and arno juerging. For that really is all that flesh for frankenstein is. Andy warhol was born andrew warhola to slovakian immigrant parents living in pittsburgh in america. The movie is somewhat market as andy warhol s frankenstein. Flesh for frankenstein is a 1973 horror film written and directed by paul morrissey. P erhaps one of the most controversial frankenstein movies from the 1970s is paul morrisseys camp classic flesh for frankenstein aka andy warhol s frankenstein, which actually is not nearly as bad as its reputation, but twice as funny. Home andy warhols frankenstein quotes movie details.
It highlights various warhol superstars, in addition to being the film debuts of both jackie curtis and candy darling. Frankenstein films from the early 1970s to the 1990s 2. Andy warhol s flesh for frankenstein is an american 1973 cult horror movie on bluray. While he recuperated, morrissey wrote, cast, filmed, directed, edited, and distributed flesh. Morrissey s sense of ironic detachment gives the film a gruesomely comic modernity and beauty all its own. Andy warhol is the only artist i can imagine wanting to play backwards.
Images andy warhol s flesh for frankenstein lp 12 album, 33 rpm. Joe dallesandro, jane forth, and holly woodlawn in flesh 1968 petite joe. Flesh for frankenstein 1973 full movie download full hd. Morrisseys tale of the mad baron frankenstein and his perverse creative urges was heavily edited upon initial release. Warhol did indeed coproduce this 1973 schlock spectacular originally presented in 3d that was directed by factory fave paul morrissey. He was able to produce his works quickly by transferring images onto canvas or paper through. Andy warhols flesh for frankenstein macguffin movies. Andy warhol s frankenstein originally flesh for frankenstein is a 1973 italianfrench horror film directed by paul morrissey and produced by andy warhol, andrew braunsberg, louis peraino, and carlo ponti. Watch flesh for frankenstein full movie in hd visit within the decadent walls of the frankenstein mansion, the bar. Filmed on locations in europe, flesh for frankenstein evokes other italian films of the period, while, nonetoofaithfully, referencing mary shelley s source novel. Amazon warehouse great deals on quality used products.
When udo kier starred in andy warhols blood for dracula. Also, video case and footage of this movie are shown flesh for frankenstein andy warhol s frankenstein. Morrisey made this film backtoback with andy warhols dracula, which we will. Flesh for frankenstein 1973 the criterion collection. Digital restoration of rare lost movie trailer for andy warhol s frankenstein aka flesh for frankenstein, directed by paul morrissey, starring udo ki. Interiors were filmed at cinecitta in rome by a crew of italian filmmakers in the united states, the film was marketed as andy warhol s frankenstein though only the title frankenstein appeared on the print itself, and was presented in. Trying to dissect, flesh for frankenstein is like trying to figure out the meaning of the artist, andy warhol s pop art, can painting. He served as producer for works directed and at least partially written by paul morrissey such as flesh for frankenstein 1973 and blood for dracula 1974. Andy warhols blood for dracula flesh for frankenstein. Upon initial 1974 release in west germany and the united states blood for dracula was released as andy warhol s dracula the film involves count dracula arriving in italy to feast. Flesh for frankenstein wikipedia republished wiki 2. Joe dallesandro, udo kier, dalila di lazzaro, monique van vooren, arno juerging. In the united states, the film was marketed as andy warhols frankenstein though only the title frankenstein. It stars udo kier, joe dallesandro, monique van vooren, and arno juerging.
Everybody else, especially warhol protege and gay icon joe dallesandro, is just too urbancontemporary not to mention inexperienced to pull off a 19th century. Warhols subject matter was taken from popular culture, in the form of advertising, comics, magazines and packaging. A man desperate for money and no income, turns prostitute and interplays with a variety of clients and hustlers. Also appearing are geraldine smith as joes wife and patti darbanville as her lover. Andy warhols frankenstein was the fourth film directed by paul morrisey under andy warhols banner. While one suspects that the tales about upchuck at the exorcist were eagerly exaggerated, andy warhols frankenstein, written and. Andy warhols frankenstein 1973 baron frankenstein udo kier dreams of restoring serbia to glory, so he builds male and female monsters whose children will become the new master race. On this weeks episode of the video nasty project, we watch 1973 s flesh for frankenstein, by paul morrissey. Incest, necrophilia and joe dallesandro it must be paul morrissey. A 98minute version was released theatrically by euro international film in italy on 14 august 1975 as dracula cerca sangue di vergine e. Maverick filmmaker paul morrisseys flesh for frankenstein reevaluates the horror film, infusing it with satiric wit and sexuality. How hollywood made a monster 2002 video opening scene.
With joe dallesandro, udo kier, dalila di lazzaro, monique van vooren. Starring udo kier in the role of the baron, flesh for frankenstein is a horror story for a new n lewd generation. Flesh for frankenstein is a 1973 italianfrench horror film directed by paul morrissey and produced by andy warhol, andrew braunsberg, louis peraino and carlo ponti. With joe dallesandro, geraldine smith, patti darbanville, candy darling. It too was filmed in 3d and you will notice things coming at you. He made several early films through andy warhols studio, including flesh for frankenstein and blood for dracula, before embarking on a long career that includes a variety of other softcore horrordramas that feature the very attractive and very gay kier seducing every naked woman in his path such as 1970s mark of the devil, minor roles in. Warhol did indeed coproduce this 1973 schlock spectacular originally presented in 3d that was directed by paul morrissey. Flesh for frankenstein or andy warhol s frankenstein new release information advice. Both films were written and directed by paul morrissey, a frequent collaborator of andy warhol who allowed his name to be attached to their alternate titles but otherwise had nothing. Baron frankenstein creates two zombies one male, one female planning to mate them in order to create a master race. Digital restoration of rare lost movie trailer for andy warhol s frankenstein aka, flesh for frankenstein, directed by paul morrissey, starring udo kier, joe dallesandro, arno juerging.
Filmed on locations in europe, flesh for frankenstein evokes other italian films of the period, while, nonetoofaithfully, referencing mary shelleys source novel. Since andy warhol finance the movie, and some of the actors were once party the 1960s s factory superstars. Andy warhol s flesh for frankenstein vintage original film poster 1974. Joe dallesandro, monique van vooren, udo kier, arno juerging, dalila di lazzaro, srdjan zelenovic, nicoletta elmi, marco. Dec 23, 2014 flesh for frankenstein 1973 alternativtitel. Starring udo kier in the role of ze baron, flesh for frankenstein is a horror story for a new n lewd generation. Blood for dracula was first released as andy warhol s dracula in both west germany on 1 march 1974 and the united states on 6 november 1974. Like there are italian films, hollywood films, musicals. Dec 14, 2012 andy warhol s frankenstein originally flesh for frankenstein is a 1973 italianfrench horror film directed by paul morrissey and produced by andy warhol, andrew braunsberg, louis peraino, and carlo ponti. Andy warhols frankenstein movie quotes rotten tomatoes. Flesh for frankenstein criterion laserdisc andy warhol. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. May 06, 2017 andy warhol and paul morrissey 1973 production.
It follows the same concept of the mad scientist in bride of frankenstein in desiring to create a human race derived from reanimated humans, it. Jun 03, 2012 digital restoration of rare lost movie trailer for andy warhol s frankenstein aka flesh for frankenstein, directed by paul morrissey, starring udo ki. In the united states, the film was marketed as andy warhols frankenstein. In serbia, baron frankenstein lives with the baroness and their two children. Amazon photos unlimited photo storage free with prime. Andy warhols frankenstein national galleries of scotland. This is a theatrical release from pal to ntsc wide screen. Andy warhol s frankenstein is suffused with the crumbling glamour of old italian films, paying homage to while simultaneously parodying the earnest and stark visual and psychological beauty of the horror films on which it is based. Morrisseys sense of ironic detachment gives the film a gruesomely comic modernity and beauty all its own. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Warhol was involved with the project right from the start.
Even its closing tableau is socially transcendent and transgressive. He dreams of a superrace, returning serbia to its grand connections to ancient greece. This is a theatrical release from pal to ntsc wide. Flesh for frankenstein in 3d, dvd anaglyph 3d format. Andy warhol s flesh for frankenstein bluraydvd mediabook 333.
Of course, warhols name still appeared in cinemas throughout the 1970s. Claudio gizzi andy warhols flesh for frankenstein discogs. Andy warhols frankenstein restored trailer youtube. Joe dallesandro and udo kier also star in this film.
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