Pompeii New York, Part 1: Pier Caresses
1982•12m•Released
DocumentaryHistory
A crumbling pier, its walls covered with graffiti and erotic frescoes reminiscent of pagan Pompeii, the locus of the seduction rituals of men longing for men, is the focus of this meditation on gay cruising at the height of sexual freedom before AIDS. Shot in 1982, this is the first segment of a film capturing the life, death, and rebirth of the legendary “sex piers” over the last three decades.
Director
Ivan Galietti
Writer
Ivan Galietti
Languages
English
Cast
Phoebe Legere
David Wojnarowicz
William Niederkorn
Sante Scardillo
Ivan Steiger
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