Pompeii New York, Part 1: Pier Caresses (1982)

Overview : A crumbling pier, its walls covered with graffiti and erotic frescoes reminiscent of pagan Pompeii, the locus of the seduction rituals of men longing for men, is the focus of this meditation on gay cruising at the height of sexual freedom before AIDS. Shot in 1982, this is the first segment of a film capturing the life, death, and rebirth of the legendary “sex piers” over the last three decades.

Release Date : January 1, 1982

Runtime : 12m

Genre : Documentary, History  

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Keywords : new york city, cruising, public sex, hudson river, pier, subculture, ruins, meatpacking, abandoned building, gay history, west side, queer cinema