Lions Love (… and Lies)
1969
France
119 minutes
English
Andy Warhol discovery Viva, filmmaker Shirley Clarke and Jerome Ragni and James Rado, the creators of Hair, play themselves in Varda’s vision of Hollywood and the sexual revolution. Structured as a playful film within a film, Varda repeatedly punctures the cinematic illusion by discussing scenes with the actors from behind the camera and at one point appearing briefly, to show Clarke how to act out a suicide attempt. Combined with footage of Bobby Kennedy’s assassination and the shooting of Andy Warhol, Lions Love is a time capsule of free love and its consequences.
Production :
Ciné-Tamaris; Agnès Varda
Ciné-Tamaris; Agnès Varda
Distribution :
Ciné-Tamaris
Ciné-Tamaris
Sound :
Georges Alch
Georges Alch
Photography :
Steve Larner
Steve Larner