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From: dyer@wivax.UUCP (Stephen Dyer)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Liquid Sky (non-spoiler)
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Date: Wed, 21-Sep-83 00:25:25 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 21 00:25:25 1983
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Liquid Sky is an amazing film, yet very hard to describe.
It is, at once, sci-fi, punk, amoral, and moral.  (Very)
briefly, it is the tale of a model in NYC who runs around
in punk circles and encounters aliens in crafts the size of
pie plates who are in search of opiates.  Of course, the plot
description is almost irrelevant to the film, which uses the zany,
alienating punk culture to satirize western customs and values.

The director, Slava Tsukerman, and about 50% of the production
staff are recent Soviet emigres, which is even more fascinating--
he's completely digested what is traditionally American and the
punk scene, and produced something completely original.
Tsukerman wrote all the music, too.  An amazing talent!

This is not a movie which will play in the suburbs; it's often ugly
and raw, and not something to see if you don't have a tolerance for
the avant garde.  But, if you make the effort, you'll be treated
by a fascinating image of pop culture at its dead end.

/Steve Dyer
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