Nudes: A Sketchbook (1974)
"Curt McDowell's NUDES (A Sketchbook) is a paean to the filmmaker's closest friends: a series of portraits (beginning with one of George Kuchar) based on stylized, often graphically sexual interpretations of his or her personality. The portraits also, at times, represent Curt's own sexual interests as he projects them onto the lives of others. My favorites are 'Barbara', a Pre-Raphaelite vision of woman and 'Ainslie', a musical spoof on glamour. The filmmaker's point of view ranges from compulsively erotic to light-hearted and self-debunking. A broad reading of the term 'romantic' would probably best describe the spectrum of extreme, even outrageous, possibilities which Curt embraces in this sketchbook/film." - Karen Cooper, Film Forum
Director:
Curt McDowell
Writer:
Curt McDowell
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Mark Ellinger as |
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Virginia Giritlian as |
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Michelle Gross as |
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George Kuchar as |
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Mike Kuchar as |
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Barbara Linkevitch as |
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Melinda McDowell as |
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Hope Morris as |
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Ainslie Pryor as |
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Janey Sneed as |
| Writing | Curt McDowell | Screenplay |
| Camera | Curt McDowell | Director of Photography |
| Production | Curt McDowell | Producer |
| Editing | Curt McDowell | Editor |
| Directing | Curt McDowell | Director |