- Some of the films that encountered legal problems in 1964 were Jack Smith's Flaming Creatures and Kenneth Anger's Scorpio Rising. Both of these films were signaled as "obscene" films, that were outrageous enough to go after and punish the exhibitors for screening them to the public. Jonas Mekas and some others were arrested for the showing of the Flaming Creatures, and Mike Getz arrested for the showing of Scorpio Rising. "The brief flash of male frontal nudity," is the blame for the obscenity claims in Scorpio Rising, which can be seen as nothing in comparison to the creatures rape scene and fondling of a penis in Flaming Creatures.
Monday, September 1, 2008
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It's worth noting why 1964 was significant in NYC--the clean up for the World's Fair. One factor in Mekas's arrest was the fact that his screening was unlicensed, which we'll discuss in class.
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