Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano
Perhaps at first glance, the filmography of Silvio Narizzano appears unremarkable. Thanks to his sleeper hit Georgy Girl (1966), he's known largely as a "one-hit wonder" director. Upon closer inspection, however, likely no other filmmaker used cinema as effectively to exorcise personal demons in ways both ugly and beautiful. And few directors' sensibilities were more gay, both overtly and covertly. Film historian Daniel Kremer is your tour guide through an obscure, perplexing body of work heretofore ignored and often unfairly shunned. Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano is an essay documentary of discovery.
Release Date: 2024-08-30
Documentary
Casts
Silvio Narizzano
as Himself
Paul Carafotes
as Himself
Michael Murphy
as Himself
Mark Lester
as Himself
Daniel Kremer
as Narrator
Paul Lynch
as Himself
Jon Jost
as Voice of Silvio Narizzano
Stathis Giallelis
as Himself
Sidney J. Furie
as Himself
Lynn Redgrave
as Herself