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The Bed: Changing the Way Bodies Are Seen
Released in 1968, The Bed rocked the experimental film world with its liberal portrayal of bodies and the senses, and sensuality, we all experience through them. Shot on the rolling hills of...
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Victory over the Prudes in James Broughton’s “The Pleasure Garden” (1953)
“The Pleasure Garden” by James Broughton is a joyous musical fantasy celebrating Love in the Park. In this award-winning film the pleasure principle wins a sweet victory over all prudes and killjoys....
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Zev Toledano of The Last Exit reviews “DREAMWOOD”
“DREAMWOOD is James Broughton’s most surreal, abstract, dreamlike and bizarre movie. A man plagued by an industrial, modern world hates what he has become, has visions of a strange woman and goes on...
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The Pleasure Garden: A Mid-Summer Afternoon Daydream
The Pleasure Garden by James Broughton has a poetic narrative rich with metaphors and symbolism. An artistically ambitious project, it was deservedly recognized at the Cannes Film Festival in 1954,...
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Exploring “translucent” Broughton Films
By Stephen Silha James Broughton is the “Laughing Pan” of the 20th Century avant-garde. I was privileged to know James Broughton for the last 10 years of his life, and now I have spent four years of my...
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Enjoy this Short Clip of James Broughton’s Film “Devotions”
“Men in pairs, mostly naked, perform various sensual tasks together,” that’s the description of this 1983 film entitled, Devotions, by James Broughton and Joel Singer. Enjoy this two minute clip in...
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Gifts for the bold, artistic, goofy, courageous, and/or queer: A BIG JOY...
Gifts for the bold, artistic, goofy, courageous and/ or queer. Is that you? Or someone you know? Then look no further. We’ve got you covered. We know you’re on the lookout for some interesting,...
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Groundbreaking Nudity in Film on a Bed
Considered by many to be the Father of West Coast experimental film, that wasn’t all James Broughton was known for. He was the first to bring full frontal nudity to the screen. His 1968 film, The Bed,...
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Movie+Discussion = Spice & Flavor Here’s Our Discussion Guide Especially for...
At the BIG JOY Project, we’re fond of holding salons. Usually they revolve around poetry, but honestly, they can revolve around just about anything creative. So if you’re keen to have a showing of...
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