The Flesh People
Weird and matter of fact, gory and yet sweet, The Flesh People has a unique vibe, mixing satire and gonzo comedy, a touch of Mel Brooks – Young Frankenstein era – with hallucinogenic fancy, and a strange, odd-couple pairing at its centre that’s inspired in terms of casting and playing. It’s the bizarro adventure of two people thrown together by economic circumstance. Ricky (Jorge Carrión Álvarez) is a failed medical student who moves in with Geraldine (Louise Heller), an actress whose glory days at the very fringes of Broadway are long behind her and who now survives by letting out a room in her filthy New York apartment. Now, in her anecdotage, Geraldine spends … Read more
