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Made in the USA, released on the 15th of February, 1923.
Gay: 6 out of 9 |
Lesbian: N/A |
Trans: N/A |
Queer: 9 out of 9 |
The two guards are played very stereotypically gay, besides which, numerous background female couturiers are men in drag. See below for more, including the rumors about the sexuality of the real-life cast.
The plot of Salomé is very simple, following the Oscar Wilde play it’s an adaptation of exactly. It’s an avant-garde film, with very little traditional narrative structure, focusing almost entirely on conveying the heightening and contradictory desires of each character.
Salomé (Alla Nazimova), daughter of Herodias (Rose Dione) and stepdaughter of Herod (Mitchell Lewis), lusts for the prophet Jokanaan (Nigel de Brulier), who Herod fears and keeps imprisoned in an underground chamber. Herod, in turn, lusts for Salomé, to the displeasure of her mother.
Jokanaan refuses Salomé and so she agrees to dance for Herod the Dance of the Seven Veils in exchange for Herod’s promise that he will grant her anything she wants. She demands the head of Jokanaan brought to her on a silver platter. Herod is horrified and makes increasingly larger counteroffers, ending in offering her his entire kingdom. Salomé, however, is steadfast and Herod is forced to carry out his promise.
Salomé kisses the decapitated head, something she hadn’t be able to do when he was alive, and professes her continuing love for Jokanaan. Herod leaves in disgust, but not before having Salomé herself executed.
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