A collage of animation and live action footage with complex symbolic images being offset by a careful balance of pop music and classical chants. It details the exploitation of the female psyche, the castration complex, fertility rites and the repressive nature of the Church. Lee’s approach is at times violent and iconoclastic, but what emerges from this savage attack on religious mythology is the awareness of nature’s eternal rejuvenation process. Rated: R
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
324732
Language
English
Audience classification
R (18+)
Subject categories
Animation → Animated films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Christianity
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
MPEG-1 Digital File - 2MB Rate; Copy
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan