Pie in the Sky - The Brigid Berlin Story [VHS]

Format : Color, NTSC
Publisher : New Video Group
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Brigid Berlin's story takes us on a journey through the life of a blueblood socialite turned Andy Warhol bad-girl. Friends and admirers such as John Waters and Patricia Hearst, as well as Berlin herself, tell the story of a high society girl who rebelled against a media mogul father and a controlling mother to star in several Andy Warhol films, most notably Chelsea Girls. As an artist in her own right, Brigid created performance pieces about her life, incorporating Polaroids and audiotapes before they became chic.

Join Berlin through rare archival footage of Andy Warhol's Factory, including taped conversations with Warhol himself and little-seen footage from classic Factory films. Pie in the Sky, destined to become a cult classic, takes the viewer into a world where food obsessions, pug paraphernalia, body art, drugs, and celebrity are among the many facets of an unforgettable pop figure.

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In this intimately etched portrait of the former Andy Warhol insider, director John Waters calls Brigid Berlin "My favorite Warhol star." It's easy to see why. She rebelled against her blue-blood upbringing to hang with the misfits and artists who populated Warhol's Factory in the 1960s. Hilariously and harrowingly candid about her strained relationship with her estranged family, her tempestuous friendship with Warhol, and her lifelong struggle with her weight, Berlin, now in her 60s, remains an indomitable force. As she proclaims, "I didn't ask to be born. This is what they got, so this is what they got to contend with." --Donald Liebenson

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