The Tattooed Lady of Riverview1967
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Member Reviews (7)
Great piece. Really brings back the feel of the early fun parks and freak shows. Its quite a statement on society that the tattooed lady was considered a freak in 1967...but in 2014 she would fit right in with the culture.
If you like freak shows, you might enjoy this montage of sights from the old fashioned carnival. The bare bones story, which could be interesting, is interspersed with imagery and comes out seeming dry. There is no specific detail except for pictures of the bearded lady who became a tattoo lady because her lover couldn't square with the idea of kissing a gal with a beard.
should have been more about her and less random footage of roller coasters. but good anyway.
Great old tattoos, and carnival scenes. Kind of far-out.
I liked the way that Tom Palazzolo put this story together, particularly where he contrasts cuts of Riverview Park in all of it's glory with Riverview Park being demolished and falling into decay. The story of Jean Furella, the bearded lady turned tattooed lady due to love, makes for a sweet overview on top of the sadness of the park falling apart, like sugar to help the medicine go down. Very nicely done.
beautiful but very abrupt sound I thought it was great footage to give oneself up to
Weird and interesting.