Pink Narcissus (1971)
Directed by James Bidgood · Cinematography by James Bidgood
65 min59 frames
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What is Pink Narcissus about?
An outrageous erotic poem focusing on the daydreams of a beautiful boy prostitute who, from the seclusion of his ultra-kitsch apartment, conceives a series of interlinked narcissistic fantasies populated by matadors, dancing boys, slaves, and leather-clad bikers.
Pink Narcissus is a 1971 American experimental erotic art film directed by James Bidgood and starring Bobby Kendall, Don Brooks, and stage actor Charles Ludlam. It visualizes the erotic fantasies of a gay male prostitute.
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What does the cinematography of Pink Narcissus look like?
Sampled across 59 frames, the coverage of Pink Narcissus leans on close-ups (41% of the sample) and medium shots (32%). Cinematographer James Bidgood keeps 53% of it in low-key light. Night and dusk account for 53% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 83% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Pink Narcissus?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Pink Narcissus (1971) are #030302, #fe0101, #fefefe, #ffcf04, #900204, #ff4500 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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