Sunday, December 16, 2012

Green Porno: A Book and Short Films by Isabella Rossellini.

Green Porno: A Book and Short Films by Isabella Rossellini.  Paperback book with DVD published by Harperstudio 2009, unpaginated with colour photographs throughout.


I recently watched a few vintage David Lynch DVDs, most notably Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart, both of which have Isabella Rossellini in them to varying degrees.  I like Isabella as an actress and i guess i like Isabella as Isabella, although  I can’t say what she’s like in real life as unfortunately I have never had the pleasure of meeting her (…and probably never will).  A number of years ago a friend pointed out this youtube video (if explicit whale sex bothers you, DON’T click on the video below... and yes those pink things are penises):


Wow.  This clip is part of a series of short films that she made with the assistance of Sundance Channel.  The idea was to present scientifically accurate representations of animal sex and deliver a message about our fragile world… and maybe have some fun on the way through.  Isabella was involved in the whole process and not just in front of the camera, which makes me wonder what a feature film made by Isabella would be like. The mind boggles.  

This book contains stills from some of the films (fish and marine animals only) with a small amount of text, all of which is quite stunning as is the DVD that accompanies it.  The DVD contains the whale film above, as well as many more wonderful and enlightening representations of fish and insect sex all of which star Isabella Rossellini, who in case you didn’t know, isn’t a fish or an insect.  This makes for great entertainment.  

Until recently my only experience of Green Porno was the short youtube clip above and not of the book.  When I ventured upon the book I recognised it immediately… which is interesting, as I was not aware that it even existed until that moment of discovery.  With my youtube Green Porno knowledge firmly under my cap and then finding this book (with DVD), well it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out a connection between the book and strange Isabella Rossellini short films.  Having a penchant for Isabella and her strange short films means that picking this book up was a must.  Selling it is also a must, but is proving harder than picking it up.

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