Blue Movie. 1969. USA. Directed by Andy Warhol. 16mm. 140 min.
Andy Warhol scholar Callie Angell wrote, “Throughout the sixties, Warhol repeatedly pushed or exceeded the boundaries of legally acceptable content in his filmmaking, no doubt motivated—at least in part—by the wealth of publicity such incursions would secure for him…. Despite the fact that Blue Movie contains an act of intercourse, the film itself is almost a deconstruction of pornography, concentrating on the affectionate relationship between its stars and presenting what Variety called ‘the “climactic” scene-of-scenes’ quite casually, in the middle of what is basically four long reels of talk. In retrospect, the film seems to be more a documentary about life in the sixties than a porno film; Viva and Louis tell each other stories, talk about the war in Vietnam, cook some food, and fool around in the shower.”