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Puce Moment (1949)

Directed by Kenneth Anger · Cinematography by Curtis Harrington

6 min9 frames

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This film resulted from the unfinished short film Puce Women. The film opens with a camera watching 1920s style flapper gowns being taken off a dress rack. The dresses are removed and danced off the rack to music. (The original soundtrack was Verdi opera music; in the 1960s, Anger re-released the film with a new psychedelic folk-rock soundtrack performed by Jonathan Halper.) A long-lashed woman, Yvonne Marquis, dresses in the purple puce gown and walks to her vanity to apply perfume. She lies on a chaise lounge which then begins to move around the room and eventually out to a patio. Borzois appear and she prepares to take them for a walk.

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Puce Moment (1949) movie still: fullbody — An outdoor staircase with pink tiled steps leads down from a walled terrace. A woman in a dark dress…Puce Moment (1949) movie still: medium — An interior space features heavy, deep red curtains and a white-framed mirror. A woman in a beaded dress…Puce Moment (1949) movie still: closeup — A close-up view shows a woman with dark hair and bright makeup. The subject has her eyes closed and is…Puce Moment (1949) movie still: medium — A woman stands on a terrace with blue-painted walls and a dark window frame. Beyond the terrace lies a hazy…Puce Moment (1949) movie still: medium — A white stucco wall rises behind a woman standing on a terrace. A man in a suit is visible on a balcony…Puce Moment (1949) movie still: A woman reclines in the dark, her face partially illuminated by a soft, warm light that accentuates her heavy makeup…Puce Moment (1949) movie still: medium — A stone balcony terrace overlooks a soft-focused hilly landscape during dusk. A woman lies on a lounge…Puce Moment (1949) movie still: closeup — A woman rests on a plush cushioned surface with fabric draped in the background. She lies back on the…Puce Moment (1949) movie still: closeup — A close-up view shows orange fabric covered in intricate silver beadwork and embroidery. The pattern…

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