I Was a Jewish Sex Worker
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Phillip B Roth
Annie Sprinkle
Phillip B Roth
Rosa Von Praunheim
Paul Lee
Phillip B Roth
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A humorous, no-holds-barred autobiographical film about filmmaker (not novelist) Philip B. Roth's former career as a sex worker and his relationship with his uproarious Jewish family. From graphic erotic massages to an interview with his 81-year-old grandmother, Roth gives a well-rounded explanation of the question, "What's a nice Jewish boy like you doing in a life like this?" Featuring rare footage of German filmmaker Rosa Von Praunheim, not so rare footage of sexual performance artist Annie Sprinkle, and Yiddish torch singer Nehama Lifshitz wailing on the soundtrack.
Director
Phillip B Roth
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Feature directorial debut for Phillip B. Roth.
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Berlin Panorama) February 13-24, 1997.
Shown at London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival March 13-27, 1997.
Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 21-30, 1996.
16mm
rtg MPAA NONE
Awarded the 1996 Frameline Completion Fund.
Released in United States April 25, 1997 (Laemmle's Music Hall; as part of series "Gay Cinema Series in Beverly Hills"; Los Angeles)
Released in United States Spring April 25, 1997
Released in United States April 25, 1997
Released in United States Spring April 25, 1997
