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The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye(2012)
Status: Released
Date: 2012-03-08
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15 Votes
Time: 1h 12m
Love is dedication. Love is creation. Love is forever.
Overview:
An intimate, affecting portrait of the life and work of ground-breaking performance artist and music pioneer Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV) and his wife and collaborator, Lady Jaye, centered around the daring sexual transformations the pair underwent for their 'Pandrogyne' project.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America,
France
ProductionCompanies:
CNAP/Image-Mouvement
New York State Council on the Arts
Experimental Television Center
IFP Market
Film/Video Studio Program at the Wexner Center for the Arts
French Institute Alliance Française
Sarah Jacobson Film Grant
Movie: The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
Top 5 Billed Cast
William S. Burroughs
Tony Conrad
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