I love the photos, but I’ll admit that I haven’t watched the film they’re taken from—yet. From the clips I’ve seen and the Wikipedia listing and the IMDB description that I’ve read, this is one very highly stylized, supremely campy and weird movie.
In short, as a serious movie—it’s not to be recommended. But as unintentionally funny tale with a lot of interesting visuals—maybe.
If you want to check it out, the whole film is on Youtube here.
Transcript:
SCENE: A photo of a woman wearing a fancy, feathered headpiece and many jewels. She has her eyes closed.
WOMAN: I lead a simple life. Just me and my servants! And perhaps their families. I’m not really sure, but…I think
they might live in one of my nicer dungeons!
Alla Nazimova in the title role of the 1923 film Salome.
New dialogue by John Lustig
Photo: Alla_Nazimova_in-Salome_1923_short
WOMAN: I lead a simple life. Just me and my servants! And perhaps their families. I’m not really sure, but...I think
they might live in one of my nicer dungeons!
Alla Nazimova in the title role of the 1923 film Salome.
New dialogue by John Lustig
Photo: Alla_Nazimova_in-Salome_1923_short
Alla Nazimova in the title role of the 1923 film Salome.
New dialogue by John Lustig
Image: Alla_Nazimova_in-Salome
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Meanwhile, in the depths of the Honey Comb Hideout…
Pupae Lady : “Hey! Is my ass big?”
Drone B: “Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!”
Pupae Lady: “It’s not small?”
Drone C: “No! No! No!”
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Clinton was right: it takes an interpretive dance troop to raise an idiot
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“Yes Gladys. We know you’re chaffing. We’re all chaffing. But if we move before she’s done gestating, the Queen will make us wear goofier shower caps.”
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Top reason you don’t go see an Off Broadway revival of ‘Steel Magnolias’ is…
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“Well I’ll be. What are the odds that all four of us would have silk spinnerets hidden in our abdomens and that they would all be involuntarily triggered at the exact same moment by a reaction to a ballet dancer’s sudden pirouette?”
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“Is that a dancer in your cocoon? Or are you just glad to see me?”
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“Okay. Be cool. We were all feeling good. We all had a little too much to drink. Let’s just agree that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.”
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“Wait! What? Catch and release?!? But I’m so hungry!”
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“Alright Gladys! We’re not letting you out of there until you answer the question: Are there ever times you feel…you know…not so fresh?”
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“What I’m saying is that, this? This right here? This is why none of the other strip clubs takes us seriously.”
Now that’s some soft core porn! Jams… So much good stuff that I can’t pick a winner.
A quick google search for movie Salome leads to a conclusion that Pacino has done some weird things in his career.
I will say that Pacino’s “Looking for Richard” was the best Shakespeare movie I’ve ever seen. Knocked the 1990 Hamlet starring Mel Gibson out of first place in my listing.
Does this dress make my butt look big?
No, but that is one big, fat dress you got there.
– James P. Connolly
Good one Rex! At least there’s one mystery solved… Now we know where all the early ideas for Dr. Who came from.