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The characters (or elements) in this sexploitation novel:
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The
fetishy “dirty movie”
A perverted metaphor for the artist’s project that will “save their lives,” it becomes the Holy Grail, salvation, finally … their only hope. I also poke fun at the movie-making (and narrative) process. At one point, Serena “goes Hollywood,” deluding herself into believing she’s actually some sort of cutting-edge filmmaker with a future along the lines of Martin Scorsese. This delusional state of mind is quite common in the arts (and possibly a necessary psychological function. [Don’t strippers also consider themselves to be “artistes?”] One’s ego must be protected at all costs.). It’s also a source of screwball comedy in the novel. |
So, who the fuck is Dolores?
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PERMANENT OBSCURITY: Or a Cautionary Tale Of Two Girls and Their Misadventures with Drugs, Pornography, and Death : a novel by Richard Perez : is a kind of “Thelma and Louise,” sexploitation/tabloid inspired story set in the East Village, NYC, a story of two down-and-out gals, both would-be artists, who set out to make a femdom movie with disastrous results.