Nitrate Kisses

"Gay Memories, Lost then Found, Erotic Sensibilities Wakened"

Jul 9 1993 N/A 1h 7m
Documentary

Essay documentary explores eroded emulsions and images for lost vestiges of lesbian and gay culture. First feature by a pioneer of lesbian cinema, Hammer weaves gay and lesbian couples with footage that unearths the forbidden and invisible history of a marginalized people.

Plot

Visually structured around four couples making love, one couple at a time; narratively structured around four chapters in lesbian life: older women talking about what it was like in the 30s, 40s and 50s; a look at the hidden eroticism of movies; the repression of gays under the Third Reich; and, the work of the Lesbian Herstory Archives in New York City. The narrative voices and the couples making love share the film with photographs, movie outtakes, newsreel archives, and individuals relating events in their lives. The film calls lesbians to tell their stories; it also dramatizes the importance of telling the story of the loss of stories.

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Barbara Hammer

Cast

Jerre, Maria, Ruth

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Languages

English, Français

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
202
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA