Day 8 - 11th January
Snacks Eaten - Lovely lamb stew (hurrah for veggie-tables) oh and some ice cream
Film Number 8 - Kids
Directed by Larry Clark
Year -1995
Opening scene. Main character Telly (Leo Fitzpatrick) sets the tone perfectly for the rest of the film. After successfully convincing a young virgin to have sex, he meets up with friend Casper (Justin Pierce) and crudely goes into intimate detail of his experience. We learn it is now Telly's mission to de-flower girls and the two boys take us across urban New York for the next 24 hrs looking for girls, drugs and alcohol. Larry Clark is unapologetic in his bleak and exposed view of teenagers growing up in the big city during the 90s. Kids has been described as a 'wake-up call' for younger generations who are casual about practicing safe sex and taking drugs despite the film's lack of moral judgement.
First time actors Fitzpatrick, Pierce, Chloe Sevigne and Rosario Dawson give us a great insight into their teenage world from both the male and female perspective. Clark broaches the serious subject of HIV and AIDS through the sexually explicit conversations had between both sexes. Clark reveals the tragic consequences of the kids' careless attitude when Jenny (Sevigny) finds out she has caught HIV from Telly. This film has important social and artistic merit making Larry Clark an incredibly significant director. It may make you uncomfortable and hope your kids never end up in similar situations.
Ok so controversy over for today. I think this film is important to include because so many people simply see it as exploitative instead of a work of art. Would be interested to know people's opinions on it. A cultural statement. So the connection from American Psycho to this was.... the lovely Chloe Sevigny. Kids was her debut film and she appeared in American Psycho as Bateman's secretary. Tomorrow is... I Love You Philip Morris. Haven't seen it yet and the link is a bit tenous....
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