This is a very strange film, and a perfect compliment to our class topic of voyeurism so it seems like a good Friday to venture out for a night in Hollywood. Mark your calendars.
Friday, February 13 – 7:30 PM
FETISH FILM NIGHT
[Spielberg] THE BABY, 1973, 84 min. Dir. Ted Post (MAGNUM FORCE, BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES). You can’t get more cult than this original and odd film. The Wadsworths are a typical ordinary family: a strong-willed matriarchal mother (Ruth Roman, of STRANGERS ON A TRAIN), two lust-fueled daughters and a bouncing baby boy. Except the baby (David Mooney) is going on 30 years old, sits in a crib, wears diapers and sucks a bottle. When the family’s new social worker (Anjanette Comer, of THE LOVED ONE) arrives, she takes notice of the baby and decides to do something about this dysfunctional household. The 1970s-era brightly colored sets evoke a "Brady Bunch" suburbia, but one that is slightly off-balance. The decaying Victorian Wadsworth mansion, a cross between something out of WILLARD and "The Munsters," adds to the neglected aura of the family relations. Cinematographer Michael Margulies uses skewed camera angles bolster the unsettling nature of this film, and Gerald Fried's score creates an eerie atmosphere. Mooney is excellent as "Baby." One of the few films to present the subject of ABs (adult babies), Fetish Film Night’s presentation is an experience that won't be replicated at your local multiplex and is essential for fans of fetish cinema. "…deliciously insane…the definition of cult, completely avoiding mainstream appeal and totally original." – Jason Cook, The Spinning Image
Fetish Film Night is a once-monthly series hosted by Rick Castro of Antebellum Gallery- www.antebellum.us.ms. Each screening will be followed by an informal discussion and debate with the audience. All screenings for this series will have fetish as the main theme and subject matter. Rick Castro is an independent curator, filmmaker and photographer working and living in Los Angeles his entire life. Castro explores the worlds of fetish and subculture. Rick’s photography is in the permanent collection of the Alfred Kinsey Institute. His books and magazines are archived at the UCLA Library and the Leather Museum in Chicago. See www.antebellum.us.ms and www.rickcastro.com for more information.) (Screened from a digital source.) This series is for audiences 18 and over. Discussion following the film with the audience moderated by Rick Castro.
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