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Pink Narcissus

(James Bidgood, 1971)

New Restoration

A young man sits on a bed in an ornately decorated room.

This sumptuous, seminal work of underground and queer cinema has never looked more breathtaking!

Pink Narcissus features the daydreams of a beautiful young hustler who, while isolated in a super-kitschy apartment, imagines a series of interlinked fantasies populated by matadors, dancing boys, and leather-clad bikers. Prepare yourself for one of the most influential works of queer visual aesthetics filmed on lavish sets in the director’s cramped Manhattan apartment over the course of seven years. Style! Subversion! Gorgeousness! Sexy men! What more could you ask for from a night at the movies? (71 mins., DCP)

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Please note: This film contains sexually explicit content.

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Pink Narcissus, courtesy of Strand Releasing.

"As beautiful and timeless as The Wizard of Oz."
John Waters

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Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive.

SUPPORT FOR FILM PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY

Rohauer Collection Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY

Greater Columbus Arts Council

The Wexner Family

Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts

CampusParc

The Columbus Foundation

Every Page Foundation

Mellon Foundation

Axium Packaging

Nationwide Foundation

Michael and Anita Goldberg

Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease, LLP

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Joyce Shenk

Rebecca Perry and Ben Towle

Lachelle Thigpen

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