QFT late X BFI Flare: Pink Narcissus
QFT Late and BFI Flare presents a queer experimental classic, Pink Narcissus (1971).
With its highly charged hallucinogenic quality and its atmosphere of lush decadence, Pink Narcissus is a landmark of gay and experimental cinema. 4K restored.
The work of artist and photographer James Bidgood, Pink Narcissus is a breathtaking and outrageous erotic visual poem focusing on the daydreams of a beautiful male sex-worker who, from the seclusion of his ultra-kitsch apartment, conceives a series of interlinked narcissistic fantasies populated by matadors, dancing boys, slaves and leather-clad bikers.
Pink Narcissus has been restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive from original 35mm materials.
This screening includes a pre-recorded intro (20-30 mins) from Todd Weiner, one of the archivists on the film.
‘James Bidgood was a great artist, and the fact that the whole film was filmed inside a loft is truly amazing’ John Waters
