jlomax28 Review of Russ Meyer's Lorna

Russ Meyer's Lorna (1964)

Southern Gothic Melodrama from the lusty table of RUSS MEYER

[10/10 · 29 March 2014]

Lust..Longing...Love.. Life... LORNA! I bought this Lusty Gothic Years set, having seen MUDHONEY but without ever having seen Lorna before. I was not disappointed. I am a big Russ Meyer fan and I hardly ever hear anyone talk about Lorna or Mudhoney. These are two of his best films. I was really impressed with the beautiful contrast of the black and white photography in both movies. I could see how much RM self parodies in his later work of his older movies. Fans of BENEATH THE VALLEY OF THE ULTRA- VIXENS will notice the parallels of the opening of LORNA. The dumb husband who studies while his wife is moaning in the bedroom next to him, sexually unsatisfied. Another impressive scene from the beginning of the film is the montage that accompanies Lorn'a inner monologue about her sad disillusionment of sex and love in marriage. The 'Man of God' as the Greek chorus throughout the film is very original and strange. Russ Meyer early films were so much better than the over baked self parodies Roger Ebert wrote in the 70's... I love those films too like UP! and BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS but I think his films were even better when he wasn't so in on the joke.