Instead of dashing for the cash, once home, he examines the contents, all basic items like lipstick and keys, almost like a curious child. Her purse ends up flying in the air near him and impulsively, he grabs it, but not quite for the reasons one would think. On the way, he ends up seeing a lanky woman (Cassandra Hart) getting hit by a car. He finishes his shift and starts to head home.
The human center of the film is a young construction worker (Bill Harrison), who looks both masculine and boyish. He made Bijou.īijou is less of a structured, narrative film and more of a living, breathing sensual and sensory experience. Following up the huge success of Boys, Poole created something truly unexpected, unique and dreamlike. By 1971, he broke new ground with his film Boys in the Sand, a pioneering explicit gay film that achieved mainstream crossover success and was positively reviewed in Variety. He’s a southern boy with an enviable resume in the theatre, including working with the Ballet Russe before becoming both a respected choreographer and Theatre director. A filmmaker that emerged in this era that broke ground both for the LGBT community as well as the cinematic community was Wakefield Poole. All of the currents of change and cultural revolution were crackling, helping create a creative atmosphere that was the perfect hothouse to challenge and re-route convention. The early 1970s was an electric time to be an artist.
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