I'm excited to announce that I was asked to moderate a post-film discussion for Bound by Flesh on Monday, Oct. 7th at the Fox-Bay Cinema in Whitefish Bay! This is one of several showings of the film, and the discussion will be after the 3pm show.
Bound by Flesh
(USA / 2012 / Director: Leslie Zemeckis)
Conjoined
twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were once the cream of the sideshow crop.
Taught to sing and dance at an early age, the winsome duo ascended
through the early 20th-century vaudeville circuit as a side attraction
(working alongside Bob Hope and Charlie Chaplin as well as a memorable
turn in the Tod Browning classic Freaks) before a cascade of
unscrupulous management and harsh mistreatment brought their careers
(and lives) tumbling down. This engrossing glimpse into a bygone era is
filled with fascinating interviews (including Milwaukee’s own Dean
Jensen, whose biography helped inspire this doc) and rare archival
footage.
Tickets are available online through the Film Festival website or you can splurge and buy passes to see many films.
If you haven't read Dean Jensen's biography of the sisters, it's a great read and would be a good companion to the film.
Please join me on Oct. 7th for the film and a lively discussion afterwards!
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