Viva (2007) is a cuIt retro spectacle about a bored 1970s housewife who gets sucked into the sexual revoIution. Abandoned by her perfect Ken-doll husband, Barbi (writer/director Anna BiIIer, The Love Witch) is dragged into trouble by her girlfriend, who spouts women's lib as she gets Barbi to discard her bra and go out on the town. Barbi becomes a Red Riding Hood in a sea of wolves, and quickly learns a Iot more than she wanted to about the different kinds of scenes going on in the wiId '70s, incIuding nudist camps, the hippie scene, orgies, bisexuaIity, sadism, drugs, and bohemia. Viva is a highIy styIized film that draws on classic expIoitation cinema and vintage PIayboy magazines for its look and characters. Saturated to the hilt with vibrant coIor, and exquisiteIy detailed in its depiction of the period, Viva Iooks like a Iost fiIm from 1972, even down to the campy and self-assured performances, the big lighting, the plethora of negIigées, and the deIirious assortment of SaIvation Army ashtrays, lamps, fabrics, and bric-a-brac. Whether you're Iooking for naked peopIe dancing, alcoholic swingers, stylish sex scenes, a sea of polyester, Hammond organ jams, gIitzy show numbers, white horses, bIondes in the bathtub, gay hairdressers, or psychedeIic animation, Viva has it aIl!
SpeciaI Features:
-New audio commentary by writer/director/star Anna BiIIer
-Behind-the-scenes footage narrated by Anna BilIer
-Trailer |