THE LOVE STATUE (1965) ¢ ¢
D: David E. Durston
Peter Ratray, Ondine Lisé, Harvey Goldenberg,
Nancy Norman, Hisako Tsukuba, Coleman Younger
An avant-garde beatnik drug exposé about what happens when a struggling artist takes LSD and a statue comes to life. This looks like something an improv theater group might've done as an experiment on their days off between shows. There's even a sign that reads "LOFT PLAYERS" on one of the apartment doors in the building where there artist hangs out. The writing, acting and sound are all pretty rough, but some of the black-and-white camerawork isn't bad, and the movie makes effective use of a well-timed snowstorm and its New York City locations.
