Russ Meyer's Vixen!
The Russ Meyer Vixen Bundle!
•
1h 11m
Amid the cultural chaos of 1968 and armed with a budget of only $70,000, producer/director/cinematographer Russ Meyer transcended sexploitation by crafting this “bosomacious melodrama” (Time Magazine) about racism, communism, bush pilots, draft dodgers and a ferociously free-spirited wife named Vixen (the incredible Erica Gavin of BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS and CAGED HEAT). Despite attempts at censorship that included one of the first-ever X ratings and 23 separate U.S. prosecutions for obscenity, it became one of the year’s top-grossing movies, forever transformed independent film and remains the creative template for Meyer’s unapologetic vision of American cinema. VIXEN is now scanned in 4K from the original negative restored by The Museum of Modern Art with archival Special Features curated by Severin Films in conjunction with The Russ Meyer Trust.
Up Next in The Russ Meyer Vixen Bundle!
-
Vixen! Bonus Feature: Entertainment.....
Entertainment... Or Obscenity? – Marc Edward Heuck On The Film's Historic Cincinnati Censorship Battles
-
Beneath the Valley of the Ultravixens
The final feature produced, photographed, edited and directed by Russ Meyer is a wicked take on Our Town, co-written by Meyer and Pulitzer Prize winner Roger Ebert (Beyond the Valley of the Dolls). Russ’ latter-day muse Francesca ‘Kitten’ Natividad stars – along with Uschi Digard, Ann Marie, June...
-
Beneath the Valley of the Ultravixens...
The Latin Brünhilde – Interview With Actress Kitten Natividad
