Monday, May 25, 2009

I wanna fuck you like an animal

I've only known Isabella Rossellini as the epicenter of David Lynch's insanely dark and surreal Blue Velvet, the practical upshot of which is that whenever someone says her name I inevitably picture Dennis Hopper huffing amyl nitrite and smacking her around.



But no more! Rossellini is the writer, producer, director and star of Green Porno, a series of short films on the Sundance channel exploring the sexual behavior of various animals. Part biology seminar, part performance art, and part subtly satiric commentary on sexuality in general, Rossellini dresses up as the animals themselves to explain their mating behaviors, the bizarreness of which clashes hilariously with the goofy foam-rubber and cardboard costumes and sets. Season 1 focused on insects, Season 2 has been strictly marine life thus far, and Season 3 will make the jump to farm animals.



It's honestly something you just need to see in order to get, and I'm glad someone has the guts to go out and, without any sense of embarrassment or shyness, explain the importance of species-specific genitalia while surrounded by gigantic paper-mâché penises.

Educational, hilarious, and pro-female!

1 comments:

Reena said...

what the world needs is more whale penis