Desperate Living 1977 R18+

When

6.00 pm, Wed 24 Aug 2016 (90 mins)

Where

Gallery of Modern Art, Cinema A

About

Perhaps John Waters' most resolutely tasteless film, Desperate Living is set in the fictional kingdom of Mortville, presided over by the overweight, sadistic Queen Carlotta (Edith Massey), who has a taste for every kind of excess. Housewife Peggy Gravel (Mink Stole) and her maid Grizelda (Jean Hill) find themselves washed up in Mortville after disposing of Peggy's husband, and Carlotta chooses Peggy as her natural successor.

R18+

Production Credits

  • Director: John Waters
  • Script: John Waters
  • Cinematographers: Thomas Loizeaux, John Waters
  • Editor: Charles Roggero
  • Art Director: Vincent Peranio
  • Costume Designer: Van Smith
  • Print Source: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Canberra
  • Rights: Park Circus
  • Year: 1977
  • Runtime: 90 minutes
  • Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • Colour: Colour
  • Shooting Format: 16mm
  • Screening Format: 35mm