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Roman Candles

A triple projected trash epic

Rating
6.8
The Film

Roman Candles

A triple projected trash epic

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Shot on 8mm, and featuring the introduction of Divine, John Waters' sophomore film is a plotless collage of random incidents involving sex, drugs, religion and The Wizard of Oz, it was shown with an equally random soundtrack mixing “obnoxious radio advertisements, rock 'n' roll and press conferences with Lee Harvey Oswald's mother”. It was shown three times publicly, but never released commercially.

Runtime

28 min

Released May 1967
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