Piero Heliczer
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Piero Heliczer was an Italian-American poet, publisher, actor and filmmaker associated with the New American Cinema.
Piero Heliczer
Flaming Creatures
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Flaming Creatures is a 1963 American experimental film directed by Jack Smith. The film follows an ensemble of drag performers through several disconnected vignettes, including a lipstick commercial,
Piero Heliczer
…himself, MacLise, the Finnish poet and translator Anselm Hollo, the Beat poet Gregory Corso, and the underground filmmaker Jack Smith, in whose film Flaming Creatures Heliczer appeared in 1963. In 1960 Heliczer moved to London, where he collaborated on his first film, Autumn Feast, with Jeff Keen. After moving to New…
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Flaming Creatures marked the first film role for Mario Montez (pictured in 2012).
Maria Montez in Cobra Woman (1944)
Smith's roommate Tony Conrad (pictured in 2009) produced the soundtrack.