Film·2024·2h 14m

Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano

Documentary

Perhaps at first glance, the filmography of Silvio Narizzano appears unremarkable. Thanks to his sleeper hit Georgy Girl (1966), he's known largely as a "one-hit wonder" director. Upon closer inspection, however, likely no other filmmaker used cinema as effectively to exorcise personal demons in ways both ugly and beautiful. And few directors' sensibilities were more gay, both overtly and covertly. Film historian Daniel Kremer is your tour guide through an obscure, perplexing body of work heretofore ignored and often unfairly shunned. Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano is an essay documentary of discovery.

Directed by Daniel Kremer

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12 credited

David Del Valle
David Del ValleHimself
Silvio Narizzano
Silvio NarizzanoHimself
Paul Carafotes
Paul CarafotesHimself
Michael Murphy
Michael MurphyHimself
Mark Lester
Mark LesterHimself
Daniel Kremer
Daniel KremerNarrator
Paul Lynch
Paul LynchHimself
Jon Jost
Jon JostVoice of Silvio Narizzano
Julie Kirgo
Julie KirgoHerself
Nathaniel Thompson
Nathaniel ThompsonHimself
Stathis Giallelis
Stathis GiallelisHimself
Sidney J. Furie
Sidney J. FurieHimself

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