Luminous Procuress (1971)

Director:

Steven Arnold

Writer:

Steven Arnold (writer)

Release Date:

October 1971 (USA)

Plot:

A series of erotic vignettes and sexual imagery(mostly of the gay variety) are presented courtesy of The Cockettes(a gay/drag performance art ensemble of late 60s/early 70s San Francisco). |

Plot Keywords:

San Francisco California | Underground Film | Drag Queen | Felliniesque | Sexual Encounter

Cast

Ronald Farrell
Cherel Fitzpatrick
Doro Franco
Pandora
Steve Solberg

Runtime:

74 min | USA:80 min (1971 release)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Paramour

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Cockettes (2002)

some facts surrounding the making of LUMINOUS PROCURESS

There is much unknown surrounding the making of LUMINOUS PROCURESS. The first and most important fact is that Steven Arnold was removed from further involvement in the film once the shooting was done. The five backers of the film decided that there would be no further progress on the film with Steven unable to make editing decisions. They were anxious for the film to be finished and enlisted Victor Barberi and I to edit the film as I made the score for it. It took Victor and I about a year to accomplish this. I big problem that the backers and I immediately found was that the dialogue was useless; it was badly written, badly acted, badly recorded, with the sound of the trolley buses outside the studio mixed with the voices. I suggested replacing the dialogue with foreign voices. It took me about a year to compose the score, bringing it in piecemeal to work with Barberi to decide how and where the scenes and music would go. There will be more information on Wikipedia.

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