Tattooed Lady of Riverview, The
Identifier
F.2013-08-0037
Date Of Production
1967
Description
"The once teeming Riverview Park was shut down in 1967 (with Tom Palazzolo on hand to document the bitter end). The Tattooed Lady of Riverview is a portrait of its final occupant, Jean Furella, the titular tattooed lady of Riverview's sideshow. Furella first tells how she used to work at the sideshow as a bearded lady but fell in love with a man who asked her to shave. Then gives her carnival barker's spiel one more time for the camera. Quick cuts between frenetic shots of Riverview Park, in use and full of life, and later images of its demolition-in-progress lend to the carnival atmosphere of this early Palazzolo film." —Tom Fritsche (Fandor)
This film was photochemically preserved by Chicago Filmmakers in 2005 thanks to an Avant-Garde Masters Grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation/The Film Foundation.
This film was photochemically preserved by Chicago Filmmakers in 2005 thanks to an Avant-Garde Masters Grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation/The Film Foundation.
Run Time
14 min 11 sec
Format
16mm
Extent
500 feet
Color
Color
Sound
Optical
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Print
Genre
Form
Subject
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Palazzolo, Tom (is filmmaker)
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