{"id":46487,"date":"2020-01-07T23:04:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T06:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=46487"},"modified":"2020-11-23T16:17:13","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T23:17:13","slug":"private-parts-1972","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=46487","title":{"rendered":"Private Parts (1972)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Look at me &#8212; I&#8217;m going to pieces! I can&#8217;t even work anymore.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Private-Parts-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Private-Parts-Poster-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-46488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Private-Parts-Poster-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Private-Parts-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Private-Parts-Poster.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter being thrown out of her apartment for spying on her roommate (Ann Gibbs), an intrepid young woman (Ayn Ruymen) goes to live in her aunt&#8217;s (Lucille Benson) rundown hotel in L.A., where a creepy photographer (John Ventantonio) spies on her.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Black Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Horror Films<\/li>\n<li>Peeping Toms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that this &#8220;kinky black comedy-horror film&#8221; &#8212; an &#8220;interesting debut for director Paul Bartel&#8221;, best known for <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=106\"><em>Death Race 2000<\/em> (1975)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1418\"><em>Eating Raoul<\/em> (1982)<\/a> &#8212; is &#8220;creepy, but perhaps you&#8217;ll most remember scenes that are either erotic&#8230; or obscene (a transvestite shoots a hypodermic full of blood into the crotch of a plastic female body, which has a picture of Ruymen&#8217;s face pasted on it)&#8221;. He notes that the &#8220;twist ending is confusing and not very satisfying (you won&#8217;t buy it), but until then it&#8217;s unlike all other girl-in-scary-hotel\/motel\/inn\/boardinghouse pictures&#8221;. He ends his review by noting, &#8220;Cute Ruymen is most appealing &#8212; what became of her?&#8221;, and I agree; Ruymen is a refreshingly spunky horror film protagonist, someone who&#8217;s clearly enjoying herself and unafraid throughout most of the truly odd proceedings. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Private-Parts-Cinematography1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Private-Parts-Cinematography1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Private-Parts-Cinematography1.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Private-Parts-Cinematography1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Private-Parts-Cinematography1-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Private-Parts-Cinematography1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This cult flick about family madness and sexually confused killers is most certainly not for all tastes, but will be of interest to fans of Bartel&#8217;s work. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Effective cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Private-Parts-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Private-Parts-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Private-Parts-Cinematography2.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Private-Parts-Cinematography2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Private-Parts-Cinematography2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Private-Parts-Cinematography2-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Some super-creepy\/odd moments<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Private-Parts-Creepy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Private-Parts-Creepy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Private-Parts-Creepy.png 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Private-Parts-Creepy-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Private-Parts-Creepy-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Private-Parts-Creepy-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a one-time look for its cult status. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0069124\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1973\/02\/02\/archives\/private-parts-film-by-bartel-arrivesthe-cast.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/815\/Private-Parts\/articles.html#00\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Look at me &#8212; I&#8217;m going to pieces! I can&#8217;t even work anymore.&#8221; Synopsis: After being thrown out of her apartment for spying on her roommate (Ann Gibbs), an intrepid young woman (Ayn Ruymen) goes to live in her aunt&#8217;s (Lucille Benson) rundown hotel in L.A., where a creepy photographer (John Ventantonio) spies on her. Genres: Black Comedy Horror Films Peeping Toms Response to Peary\u2019s Review: Peary writes that this &#8220;kinky black comedy-horror film&#8221; &#8212; an &#8220;interesting debut for director&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=46487\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46487"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46487\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54154,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46487\/revisions\/54154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}