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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well written and great summation of his films., 19 Oct 1998
By A Customer
Well written and entertaining summary of Joe's films. Definately a must for fans and certainly terrific for anyone interested in the era or movies in general. Great collection of photos as well.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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A Lovely Tribute, In-Depth Film Survey, of an Iconically Beautiful Man of Talents as Immense as His Stunning Physical Beauty!, 26 Jul 2006
Joe Dallessandro (or Dalessandro, or D'Allessandro, etc.) is an actor for whom I always have had an almost obsessive passion, not simply because of his incomparable and mysterious physical beauty, which has such a sheen to it (e.g. the pellucidly luminous glow of his nipples, the impressive scale and beautiful shape of his genitals, his skin's fine complexion, the lure of his long, straight, beautifully textured hair, etc.), but because Dallessandro drew one into his acting and persona so compellingly yet in such a seemingly effortlessly low-key, unself-consciously subtle way. His acting was not deadpan, or stiff, or overly reliant on his magnificent physical attributes alone, but deeply personal and compellingly genuine. Small gests that others do not notice, a change of _expression, a look of cunning manipulation, of a kind of passive surprise, and so forth, would be hard for most actors to realise if they were scripted for them, yet Dallessandro did all of this in the semi-improvisatory manner in which his films with Warhol and those associated with him were made. Ferguson has a keen appreciation of these elusive qualities that made Dallessandro such a rivetting and fascinating actor as well as such an overwhelmingly gorgeous physical presence in his films, where he so eclipses in interest all but a few of the other actors in the casts. He deals feelingly with Joe Dallessandro's brother, who died at such a young age and whose own physical allure shares such an obviously fraternal resemblance to that of Little Joe himself.
The photos in the book are not particularly well reproduced, merely adequate in quality, but would have benefitted from being printed on glossy paper with greater photographic resolution and contrast, as some of the same photos reveal their potential on the glossy front and back covers of the book. Still, it is good to have so many photos (from those of his "beefcake" physique photo posing days of the earlier years of his adolescence onwards) of this incomparably sensuous man in one place. The author's style is enthusiastic and not particularly literary, but his real love of Dallessandro and of his work gives the book a sincerity and depth of appreciation that still, alas, are all too seldom expressed regarding Joe Dallessandro. It is quite a wonderment to learn of the many films, besides the famous ones, that "Little Joe" made over the years, and the author's appreciation of them makes one yearn to see them all, and Ferguson's success in arousing such curiosity to explore Dallessandro's legacy is one indicator of his own success as a writer!
I have lived with this book, returning to it often, and it always gives me pleasure to open it, to gaze on Joe Dallessandro's sheer physical splendour and to read his words quoted and those of the author expressed so feelingly about this icon of erotic (and other) film.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
All the wrong moves..., 1 Sep 1999
By A Customer
This is a very good book, informative, honest, which immediately inspires sympathy both for the subject (Joe Dallesandro) and the author. Although it deals in detail with the meaning of FLESH, TRASH and HEAT (Dallesandro's major films) it does not forget the "making of", the people who made the films, and the uproar they created worldwide."Little Joey Superstar" is of course a very sad story. Apparently Joe feels bitterness now about being refused (by Morrissey, Warhol or his people) a career in Hollywood, after this "Trilogy". Although Morrissey (as reported in this book) seems less than genuine by denying the facts, Joe should not feel frustrated.
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