Xcèntric 2017
New Narcissuses after Cocteau: the acid grooves of José Rodríguez Soltero
The CCCB's cinema
Audiovisuals
Though eclipsed by filmmakers like Andy Warhol, Jack Smith and Kenneth Anger, José Rodríguez Soltero is one of the leading exponents of the queer Latino acid-head division of New York’s film underground in the mid-sixties.
The two films in this session were made with super-saturated Kodachrome II. Whereas Jerovi is a sexual interpretation of the myth of Narcissus, in Lupe Soltero recreates the story of well-known actress Lupe Vélez. In contrast with Warhol’s film, he chooses to restore Lupe’s Latin essence with a performance by Mario Montez. Far from demonising her, Soltero empathises with the character in this voluptuous collage of a tribute. The vivid colour and the sensual use of the sound and song slowly intoxicate the spectator’s senses.
José Rodríguez Soltero:
Jerovi, 1965, 11 min; Lupe, 1966, 49 min. 16mm screening.
Directors: José Rodríguez-Soltero
This activity is part of Xcèntric 2017
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Though eclipsed by filmmakers like Andy Warhol, Jack Smith and Kenneth Anger, José Rodríguez Soltero is one of the leading exponents of the queer Latino acid-head division of New York’s film underground in the mid-sixties.
Xcèntric. Programme March - April 2017
José Rodríguez Soltero, Maria Klonaris & Katerina Thomadaki, Kerry Laitala, Bruce Conner, Travis Wilkerson, Laida Lertxundi, Thom Andersen, Morgan Fisher, Ju Anqi, Nicolas Humbert, Werner Penzel, Bruce Weber, Eduardo Williams are some of the filmmakers featured in our programme March - April 2017 of Xcèntric.
