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| + | '''Paul Morrissey''' (born February 23, 1938) is an [[American film director]], best known for his association with [[Andy Warhol]]. He was also director of the first film in which a [[transgender]] actress, [[Holly Woodlawn]], starred as a [[cisgender]] woman and girlfriend of the main character played by [[Joe Dallesandro]] in ''[[Trash (1970 film)|Trash]]'' (1970). | ||
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| + | ==Life and career== | ||
| + | Of Irish extraction, Morrissey attended [[Ampleforth College]] and [[Fordham University]], both Roman Catholic schools, and later served in the [[United States Army]]. A political conservative and self-described "right-winger", who has publicly protested against what he perceives as immorality and "anti-Catholicism", Morrissey's long-term collaboration with the low-keyed, apparently apolitical Warhol was viewed by many as "a successful mismatch", although both men did share some traits, e.g. both were practicing Catholics from "ethnic" backgrounds (Warhol was of [[Rusyns|Rusyn]] descent). | ||
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| + | Morrissey's bold, avant-garde direction in film making is often attributed to his relationship with Warhol and [[The Factory]], although Morrissey claimed in his memoir, ''Factory Days'', that this is not the case. | ||
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| + | Despite his conservative background, Morrissey was among the first film directors to cast [[transgender]] women from Warhol's inner circle as [[cisgender]] women in his films ''[[Trash (1970 film)|Trash]]'' (1970) and ''[[Women in Revolt]]'' (1971). | ||
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| + | ==Quotes== | ||
| + | *"I think censorship is very good. Common sense would tell you what that is but now people go through civil rights sh-t and say 'We can do it! We can do it! We can do anything we want!'" (Morrissey to Sam Weisberg of [[Bright Lights Film Journal]]) | ||
| + | *"Everything I did, it's [[Andy Warhol|Warhol]] this, or he did them with me. Forget it. He was incompetent, [[anorexia nervosa|anorexic]], illiterate, [[autism|autistic]], [[asperger syndrome|Asperger's]] - he never did a thing in his entire life. He sort of walked through it as a zombie and that paid off in the long run." (Morrissey to [[Bright Lights Film Journal]]). | ||
| + | *"There's Andy in his anti-Christ outfit. He's the essence of passivity; he just isn't there." (Morrissey to Fred Ferreira) | ||
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| + | ==Filmography== | ||
| + | *''[[All Aboard the Dreamland Choo-Choo]]'' (short) (1964) | ||
| + | *''[[About Face (1964 film)|About Face]]'' (short) (1964) | ||
| + | *''[[Like Sleep]]'' (short) (1965) | ||
| + | *''[[Chelsea Girls]]'' (1966) | ||
| + | *''[[The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound]]'' (1966) | ||
| + | *''[[I, a Man]]'' (1967) | ||
| + | *''[[San Diego Surf (Andy Warhol film)|San Diego Surf]]'' (1968) | ||
| + | *''[[The Loves of Ondine]]'' (1968) | ||
| + | *''[[Flesh (1968 film)|Flesh]]'' (1968) | ||
| + | *''[[Lonesome Cowboys]]'' (uncredited) (1968) | ||
| + | *''[[Trash (1970 film)|Trash]]'' (1970) | ||
| + | *''[[I Miss Sonia Henie]]'' (short) (1971) | ||
| + | *''[[Women in Revolt]]'' (1971) | ||
| + | *''[[Heat (1972 film)|Heat]]'' (1972) | ||
| + | *''[[L'Amour (film)|L'Amour]]'' (1973) | ||
| + | *''[[Flesh for Frankenstein]]'' (1973) | ||
| + | *''[[Blood for Dracula]]'' (1974) | ||
| + | *''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978 film)|The Hound of the Baskervilles]]'' (1978) | ||
| + | *''[[Madame Wang's]]'' (1981) | ||
| + | *''[[Forty Deuce]]'' (1982) | ||
| + | *''[[Mixed Blood (film)|Mixed Blood]]'' (1984) | ||
| + | *''{{Interlanguage link multi|Le Neveu de Beethoven|fr}}'' (1985) | ||
| + | *''[[Spike of Bensonhurst]]'' (1988) | ||
| + | *''[[Veruschka: A Life for the Camera]]'' (documentary) (2005) | ||
| + | *''A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory'' (documentary) (2007) by [[Esther Robinson]] | ||
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Paul Morrissey (born February 23, 1938) is an American film director, best known for his association with Andy Warhol. He was also director of the first film in which a transgender actress, Holly Woodlawn, starred as a cisgender woman and girlfriend of the main character played by Joe Dallesandro in Trash (1970).
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Life and career
Of Irish extraction, Morrissey attended Ampleforth College and Fordham University, both Roman Catholic schools, and later served in the United States Army. A political conservative and self-described "right-winger", who has publicly protested against what he perceives as immorality and "anti-Catholicism", Morrissey's long-term collaboration with the low-keyed, apparently apolitical Warhol was viewed by many as "a successful mismatch", although both men did share some traits, e.g. both were practicing Catholics from "ethnic" backgrounds (Warhol was of Rusyn descent).
Morrissey's bold, avant-garde direction in film making is often attributed to his relationship with Warhol and The Factory, although Morrissey claimed in his memoir, Factory Days, that this is not the case.
Despite his conservative background, Morrissey was among the first film directors to cast transgender women from Warhol's inner circle as cisgender women in his films Trash (1970) and Women in Revolt (1971).
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Quotes
- "I think censorship is very good. Common sense would tell you what that is but now people go through civil rights sh-t and say 'We can do it! We can do it! We can do anything we want!'" (Morrissey to Sam Weisberg of Bright Lights Film Journal)
- "Everything I did, it's Warhol this, or he did them with me. Forget it. He was incompetent, anorexic, illiterate, autistic, Asperger's - he never did a thing in his entire life. He sort of walked through it as a zombie and that paid off in the long run." (Morrissey to Bright Lights Film Journal).
- "There's Andy in his anti-Christ outfit. He's the essence of passivity; he just isn't there." (Morrissey to Fred Ferreira)
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Filmography
- All Aboard the Dreamland Choo-Choo (short) (1964)
- About Face (short) (1964)
- Like Sleep (short) (1965)
- Chelsea Girls (1966)
- The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound (1966)
- I, a Man (1967)
- San Diego Surf (1968)
- The Loves of Ondine (1968)
- Flesh (1968)
- Lonesome Cowboys (uncredited) (1968)
- Trash (1970)
- I Miss Sonia Henie (short) (1971)
- Women in Revolt (1971)
- Heat (1972)
- L'Amour (1973)
- Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)
- Blood for Dracula (1974)
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
- Madame Wang's (1981)
- Forty Deuce (1982)
- Mixed Blood (1984)
- Template:Interlanguage link multi (1985)
- Spike of Bensonhurst (1988)
- Veruschka: A Life for the Camera (documentary) (2005)
- A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory (documentary) (2007) by Esther Robinson
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