Eros, O Basileus

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MOVIE

Eros, O Basileus

Structured in nine tableaux each a study of a simple action or situation involving a lone, naked figure, the blind Eros, searching for fulfilment, for self. The objects he touches - books, paintings - can be seen as icons of the creative spirit; there is also a motor cycle and film equipment. In succeeding scenes he appears to try on identities offered by institutional doctrines of religion and social traditions of (overt) masculinity. Much of the film was constructed in-camera with a small amount of editing afterwards. An innovation was the use of in-camera fade-outs as phrase markers, not as terminal points, within a single set-up or shot.

Release Date

1967-04-23

Year

1967

Duration

45m

Status

Released

Score

1.00

Genres

#male-homosexuality#avant-garde

Cast

Robert Beavers

Robert Beavers

Eros