Scores of Lickerish – Radley Metzger and the Art of Pornography, Pt. 2

The second episode of Hell’s Belles, hosted by Heather Drain and Kat Ellinger, concludes their two part conversation on the cinema of Radley Metzger. Radley Metzger was unrivaled when it came to mixing erotica and porn with artistic flourish. Working in Europe during his early days he borrowed from Italian and Swedish cinema to create some of the most beautiful erotic film ever made. In this episode Heather and Kat take a look at Metzger’s later films with a focus on The Image (1975), The Opening of Misty Beethoven (1976) and Barbara Broadcast (1977) as well as unraveling some of the director’s key themes throughout his work in order to offer up a wide ranging appreciation of one of America’s most daring and artful independent filmmakers of all time.