Originally slated as a straight documentary about San Francisco’s “Golden Age” of porn, the film became a punk experiment after the mainstream porn director rescinded his consent. The film opens with Mitch in the backseat of a convertible, the wind in her shortly coiffed hair, as she muses about the meta-fictional film, calling it a “surrealistic look at myself and my girlfriend, and the way we look at the X-rated film business.” 'Hit the Road' Trailer: The Iranian Road Trip Family Dramedy That Takes an Unexpected RouteĢ0 Controversial Film and TV Book Adaptations That Rankled Their Audiences and AuthorsĮmmy Predictions: Outstanding Animated Programĭirected by guerilla filmmaker Juliet Bashore, the shocking, hypnotic “Kamikaze Hearts” follows prolific adult film mega-star Sharon “Mitch” Mitchell during an opera-themed porn shoot in 1980s San Francisco. 'The Wobblies' Trailer: Landmark Labor Movement Documentary Gets Stunning 4K Restoration That’s more than can be said about most films about sex work.
While they could hardly be deemed positive depictions of sex work and porn, at least they are true to their subjects. Through candid portrayals of two mega-stars of their days, both films offer a rough and raw look at the joys and defeats of a life in the adult industry.
“Kamikaze Hearts” (1986, recently restored by Kino Lorber) and “Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life” (2018, Heymann Brothers Films) may be 30 years apart, but these brutally honest portrayals of two charismatic queer porn stars are indelibly linked by blood, sweat, and other fluids.
As Ninja Thyberg’s fictional look at a young girl’s ruthless rise to fame in LA’s porn industry was released by Neon last week, two considerably more legitimate documentaries took a bow, playing theaters in New York and Los Angeles.
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Though “Pleasure” has been (some say wrongfully) hailed as an authentic portrayal of the porn industry, discerning viewers have other options for films made with the full consent of the participating talent.