Salomé. 1923. Directed by Alla Nazimova Fuses. 1965. Directed by Carolee Schneemann

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Salomé. 1922. USA. Directed by Alla Nazimova. Courtesy Photofest.

Salomé. 1923. USA. Directed by Alla Nazimova. DCP. Silent. 74 min.

Legend has it that openly lesbian filmmaker Alla Nazimova assembled an all-queer cast for her highly stylized adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s play Salomé, in which she also starred. Genuinely avant-garde in design and performance, this tale of a “girl who is unafraid to kill and does it as a form of affection” is famed for the character’s “Dance of the Seven Veils” and demanding her love interest’s head on a platter.

Fuses. 1965. USA. Directed by Carolee Schneemann. 16mm. Silent. 23 min.

Of Fuses, critic B. Ruby Rich wrote, “Schneemann’s film…is devastatingly erotic, transcending the surfaces of sex to communicate its true spirit, its meaning as an activity for herself and, quite accurately, women in general.”

This film accompanies Queer and Uncensored.

Past events

Wed, Jun 4, 2:00 p.m.

Piano accompaniment for Salomé by Makia Matsumura

MoMA, Floor T2/T1, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
Wed, May 28, 4:30 p.m.

Piano accompaniment for Salomé by Makia Matsumura

MoMA, Floor T2/T1, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2

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