- Radley Metzger
Radley Metzger (born
January 21 1929 ) is an Americanfilmmaker , distributor and producer. He is also known by hispseudonym Henry Paris, a name he adopted in the 1970s when he began to direct films with explicit hardcore sexual content.Metzger was born in
New York City . In his early career, he was afilm editor , working on such films as "The Flesh Eaters", and providing censor cuts for European films like "Bitter Rice ". He also edited several trailers, quite a number of them for the films ofIngmar Bergman .As an
auteur , he is considered by his fans to be among the more stylish directors of thesexploitation andporn chic eras. He often shot films in Europe and collaborated a number of times withcinematographer Hans Jura .Metzger retired from filmmaking in 1984.
Selected filmography
* "
Carmen, Baby " (1967)
* "Therese and Isabelle " (1968)
* "Camille 2000 " (1969)
* "The Lickerish Quartet " (1970)
* "Score" (1972)
* "Naked Came the Stranger " (1975)
* "The Opening of Misty Beethoven " (1975)
* "The Image" (1975)
* "The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann " (1975)
* "Barbara Broadcast " (1977)
* "The Cat and the Canary" (1977)Awards
In 1976 "The Opening of Misty Beethoven" won the first Award of the Adult Film Association of America (AVN Award) in the categories Best Director (as Henry Paris), Best Film and Best Actor (Jamie Gillis). In 2002 the production won "Best Classic Release on DVD".
Literature
* Legs McNeil, Jennifer Osborne: "The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry". Regan Books, 1. Aufl., 2006. ISBN 0-060096-60-8
External links
*imdb name|id=0582750|name=Radley Metzger
* [http://firstrunfeatures.com/radleymetzgercollection.html Radley Metzger's films on DVD]
* [http://www.mondo-digital.com/radmain.html "Dreams of desire - The Films of Radley Metzger" by Nathaniel Thompson] . Mondo-digital film magazine. Last retrieved June 6, 2007.
* [http://www.radleymetzger.de/inhalt.html Detailed Info on Work and Life] (German)
* [http://www.mondo-digital.com/radtalk.html A Talk with Radley Metzger] (Interview)
* Gary Morris, [http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/21/21_metzger.html Thoughts on Radley Metzger] , May 1998 issue of Bright Lights film journal, Retrieved June 6, 2007
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