"Hey there, Silvio. Why do all the film buffs pass you by? Could it be you just don't try, or is it the pain you share?"
Perhaps at first glance, the filmography of Silvio Narizzano appears unremarkable. Thanks to his sleeper hit Georgy Girl (1966), he's known largely as a "one-hit wonder" director. Upon closer inspection, however, likely no other filmmaker used cinema as effectively to exorcise personal demons in ways both ugly and beautiful. And few directors' sensibilities were more gay, both overtly and covertly. Film historian Daniel Kremer is your tour guide through an obscure, perplexing body of work heretofore ignored and often unfairly shunned. Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano is an essay documentary of discovery.
Daniel Kremer
Writer, Director
David Del Valle
Himself
Silvio Narizzano
Himself
Paul Carafotes
Himself
Michael Murphy
Himself
Mark Lester
Himself
Daniel Kremer
Narrator
Paul Lynch
Himself
Jon Jost
Voice of Silvio Narizzano
Julie Kirgo
Herself
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