BOUND BY FLESH ("Sundance
Selects" Documentary 2012 – Netflix Streaming)
This is a fascinating
and often tragic documentary about the famous HILTON TWINS, DAISY and VIOLET. Born in 1908, these sisters came into this
world as they would one day leave it, as Siamese twins. Sold off by their mother, they became famous
around the world in sideshows, vaudeville, burlesque, and even films, such as
the infamous classic directed by Todd Browning, FREAKS (1932) –– which is a
unique and worthy piece of cinema that should also be seen by anyone interested
in the macabre and bizarre.
I recommend BOUND BY FLESH for its depth –– hearing the
twins talk about their lives can be quite moving –– and for its commentary on
the world of alternative, voyeuristic entertainment that lurks in the shadow realm of
the sideshow.
Enjoy the BOUND BY FLESH
trailer here:
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