Black Fantasy
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Lionel Rogosin
Jim Collier
Ellie Fiscalini
Elena Hall
Hollis Hanson
Denise Hogan-bey
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Synopsis
Through a blend of documentary and drama, the film explores the experiences of a real-life man, black civil rights worker and musician Jim Collier, who is married to a white woman. In the film, Collier discusses how his fantasies and desire for beautiful white women eventually led him to marry one, with whom he has had a child. He reveals his mixed feelings of lust, shame, desire and love, and his occasional concern that he has betrayed his own people by marrying someone of another race. He talks about the conflicting emotions that he and his wife have brought into the marriage, such as their opinions about each other's race, and about societal obstacles that an interracial couple must overcome to maintain a good union. Using interviews, film footage and staged situations with actresses portraying Collier's wife and other women, director Lionel Rogosin explores the sexual issues related to racism, myths about the races and the love-hate feelings between the peoples. Another character whose point of view is explored is a black woman, who admits to jealousy of a white woman being preferred by a black man. Also included in the film is footage from previous films Rogosin made about South Africa and the New York Bowery, which deal with issues of civil rights.
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The plot synopsis is based on the Variety and New York Times reviews, which reported that Jim Collier's personal revelations were counterpointed by those of actresses portraying the women in his life, all of whom appeared in the nude. According to the New York Times review, director Lionel Rogosin employed filmic devices such as montage, slow motion, stop motion and superimposed images to enhance his message. The film opened at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City and was screened at the Venice Film Festival.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1972
Released in United States 1972
