LIONS LOVE

LIONS LOVE (… AND LIES), 1969France, USA |DCP, Color, 110' |English
Cast: Viva, Gerome Ragni, James Rado

The film portrays Gerome Ragni (Jim) and James Rado (Jerry), the composers of the musical Hair, and the week they spend at the Hollywood house of Viva—one of Andy Warhol's subjects—through a fictional story that feels more like an improvisation. The film proceeds along with the television feed of infamous assassinations of the period, and follows Jim, Jerry and Viva as they focus on different experiences regarding their lives. The American feminist filmmaker Shirley Clarke, on the other hand, is trying to finance her new film and is having trouble during the process. As Clarke begins to make concessions to her artistic choices due to the pressure from the studio, Agnès Varda accompanies her in one of the scenes.