“The Witch in a Black Leather Jacket ” ( English Hag in a Black Leather Jacket ) is the debut short film in black and white by American director John Waters , filmed in 1964 [1] .
| Witch in a black leather jacket | |
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| English Hag in a Black Leather Jacket | |
| Genre | operational movie |
| Producer | John Waters |
| Producer | John Waters |
| Author script | John Waters |
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| Operator | John Waters |
| Film company | Dreamland |
| Duration | 17 minutes |
| Budget | $ 30 |
| A country |  USA |
| Tongue | English |
| Year | 1964 |
| IMDb | ID 0058172 |
Content
Story
A wedding celebration takes place on the roof of the house, among the garbage a black man and a white girl exchange rings, their priest, a member of the Ku Klux Klan , crowns them. Guests at the wedding are all extravagantly dressed: in suits with the national flag, in sequins, in foil. It all ends with a girl dancing in a green body .
Cast
- Mary Vivian Pierce - Dancer
- Mona Montgomery - Ballerina / Bride
- Tricia Waters - Guest
Filming
According to the director’s idea, initially the picture was supposed to be some kind of interpretation of the film “ Mary Poppins ” with Julie Andrews , but the budgetary framework of the film of only thirty dollars did not allow the plans to come true [2] . The film was shot on camera, presented to the director by his grandmother, an 8-mm camera, right in the house of John Waters' parents in Baltimore , Maryland , his mother even accompanied the piano.
Release
The film was shown once only at a local coffee shop in 1964 [2] . Due to the fact that Mona Montgomery, the then girlfriend of Waters, stole the film with the picture, the film was not shown for a long time. Only in 2014, the audience saw the film on the big screen as part of a retrospective screening of Waters' films [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Quinn Kelley. Maryland Film / TV Showdown: The Divine Region . The Baltimore Sun (March 17, 2017). Date of treatment February 8, 2019.
- ↑ 1 2 Dustin Waters. Making America filthy again with John Waters . Charleston City Paper (March 8, 2017). Date of treatment February 8, 2019.
- ↑ Brian Brooks. The Film Society to Present Complete John Waters Retrospective in September . Film Society of Lincoln Center (July 23, 2014). Date of treatment February 8, 2019.