Primal Scenes
Synopsis
Over grainy, black and white images of a woman giving birth, Montano reads the story of a nun’s sexual self-discovery—recounting Sister Joan’s growing awareness of her body’s sensuousness and sexuality. Primal Scenes is an excellent example of women’s erotica, focusing on a woman’s experience of her body as both sexually powerful and deeply mysterious. Montano uses stirring images of women acting in the rather traditional roles of nun and mother, yet she recasts these roles and demonstrates, from a woman’s point of view, the possibility of claiming a fully-realized sexual intensity for women.
Release History & Theatrical Window
January 1, 1980
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Linda Mary Montano
- Original Title
- Primal Scenes
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 10m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Linda Mary Montano
Department Leadership Roster
Linda Mary Montano
Director
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for Primal Scenes.
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What is Primal Scenes about?
Over grainy, black and white images of a woman giving birth, Montano reads the story of a nun’s sexual self-discovery—recounting Sister Joan’s growing awareness of her body’s sensuousness and sexuality. Primal Scenes is an excellent example of women’s erotica, focusing on a woman’s experience of her body as both sexually powerful and deeply mysterious. Montano uses stirring images of women acting in the rather traditional roles of nun and mother, yet she recasts these roles and demonstrates, from a woman’s point of view, the possibility of claiming a fully-realized sexual intensity for women.
Who directed Primal Scenes?
Primal Scenes was directed by Linda Mary Montano.
Who stars in Primal Scenes?
The principal cast of Primal Scenes includes Not specified.
When was Primal Scenes released and how long is it?
Primal Scenes was released in 1980 with a total runtime of 10m.