Paul Morrissey

Paul Morrissey (born February 23, 1938, New York City) is an American film director, best-known for his association with Andy Warhol.

Morrissey attended Ampleforth College and Fordham University, both Roman Catholic schools, and later served in the United States Army. ^[1] A political conservative and self-described "right-winger"^[2][3], who has publicly protested against what he perceives as immorality and "anti-Catholicism", Morrissey's long-term collaboration with the low-keyed, apparently apolitical Warhol was viewed by many as "a successful mismatch", although both men did share some traits, i.e. both were practising Catholics from "ethnic" backgrounds (Warhol was of Slovakian descent and Morrissey is of Irish descent).^{[citation needed]}

Morrissey's bold, avant-garde direction in filmmaking is often attributed to his relationship with Warhol and The Factory, although Morrissey claimed in his memoir, Factory Days, that this is not the case. ^[4]

Quotes

• Andy [Warhol] never met one of those people before I cast them. They were not his coterie, and they were not hanging out at his gallery. These were selections of mine! I've had this all my life! The horror of it! His celebrityhood, which is an invention of the media, dominating my films!" (Morrissey to Kevin Mahler of The Times)

Filmography

• Chelsea Girls (1966)
• The Loves of Ondine (1967)
• Imitation of Christ (1967)
• Lonesome Cowboys (1968)
• Flesh (1968)
• Trash (1970)
• Women In Revolt (1972)
• L'Amour (1973)
• Heat (1973)
• Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)
• Blood for Dracula (1974)
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
• Madame Wang's (1981)
• Forty Deuce (1982)
• Mixed Blood 1985
• Beethoven's Nephew (1985)
• Spike of Bensonhurst (1988)

External links

• Paul Morrissey at the Internet Movie Database
• Paul Morrissey's official website
• Film Reference extensive analysis of Morrissey's career
• "The Cinema of Paul Morrissey" from Bright Lights Film Journal

References

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