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A 14 page research paper that examines Jack Smith's controversial underground film Flaming Creatures (1963). Banned after its release due to its explicit portrayal of sexuality, many critics consider this film to be a work of extraordinary cinematic vision. The writer discusses Smith's treatment of sexuality, homosexuality, and transvestitism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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is particularly known for his controversial film Flaming Creatures (1963), which was banned after its release. However, because of the innovative nature of this movie, Smith is remembered as an
extraordinarily creative filmmaker, even though after Flaming Creatures, he never actually completed another film. Considering his lack of finished films, Smiths reputation for creativity is rather extraordinary; however, the incredible
creativity of Flaming Creatures, in the opinion of many critics, is sufficient to earn such accolades. Sitney (1997) asserts that Smith had the ability to envision "startling, sensual arabesques"
and a marvelous capacity for "transforming lowly, ugly material into pyrotechnic spectacles" (p. 70). Hoberman (1997) concurs with this assessment, stating that, with Flaming Creatures, Smith proposed an "entirely new
form of cinema-glamour," one that owes "everything and nothing to Hollywoods" (p. 42). An examination of Flaming Creatures reveals why Smith is so revered, as well as discussing the controversial
aspects of his work, such as his portrayal of explicit sexuality, homosexuality, and transvestitism. Background Smith first emerged in underground film work as an actor for Ken Jacobs, appearing
in films such as Saturday Afternoon Blood Sacrifice (1957) and Little Cobra Dance (1957) (Verevis, 2002). Smith animated the "derelict landscape" of Jacobs films with his "maniac acting-out and spontaneous
clowning" (Hoberman, 1997, p. 42). In his critical history on underground film, Parker Tyler refers to Smiths acting as "sloughing off civilized dignity and indulging amoral naked impulses in the
sight of all" (Hoberman, 1997, p. 42). This sort of love of life and spontaneous joy are qualities that one can perceive in Smiths own work, including Flaming Creatures. It
is an aesthetic that embraces all of life. According to Hoberman (1997), it is primarily through Smiths experience working in Jacobs films, which naturally exposed him to Jacobs attitudes towards
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