Maria Beatty: Bleu Productions
Published June 29th, 2007 in Rubber Ball
Do you know the films of Maria Beatty? If not, you’re in for a treat when they’re shown at the Skin Two Rubber Ball.
In 1997 filmmaker Maria Beatty unveiled her hypnotic debut work The Black Glove, an intimate portrayal of a sadomasochistic encounter between herself and a dominant female partner. The now-legendary film made the entrancing submissive a cult star in the worldwide fetish scene and defined her “erotic noir” style, an atmospheric blend of lesbian hardcore and the shadowy look of old crime flicks.
Committed to total control over her own work, Beatty has gone on to establish herself as a true independent, winning acclaim and awards for her uncompromising work. Her highly personal approach achieves an authentic sensuality rarely seen in adult cinema, leading viewers into the enticing worlds of fetishism: rope bondage, spanking, stilettos, latex, hot wax, golden showers, breast play, foot worship and more. In her words, “My films delight in the playful relationship between pleasure and pain.”
Here are two independent reviews…
“Beatty makes porno into fetishistic film noir. Imagine a kinky Louise Brooks, a sadistic Marlene Dietrich (who’s the top?) and some nipple clamps and hot wax, and you’re beginning to get the idea… ”
Tristan Taormino, The Village Voice
“Maria Beatty’s films The Black Glove, The Elegant Spanking and Les Vampyres are a Nykvist/Bergman/Polanski festival: dramatic close-ups; massive, internalized longing; and gorgeous suffering. Think Persona meets The Tenant with some genuinely hot sex. Beatty is fonder of dramatic artificial lighting than Nykvist, along the lines of Sam Fuller mixed with Fritz Lang. Her soundtrack selections are very Bergmanesque…”
Sasha, Eye Weekly
For information on Beatty’s films and to buy or view online, go to:
Main site (buy DVDs): www.bleuproductions.com
Members site (with free previews): www.bleuproductionsonline.com
Myspace: www.myspace.com/bleuproductions
The Elegant Spanking 1995
The Black Glove 1996
Silken Sleeves 2006
Silken Sleeves 2006
Boy in a Bathtub 2006
Boy in a Bathtub 2006
