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Richard Kern

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Biography
Richard Kern is a New York underground filmmaker, writer and photographer. He first came to underground prominence as part of the underground cultural explosion in the East Village of New York City in the 1980s, with erotic and experimental films featuring underground personalities of the time such as Lydia Lunch, David Wojnarowicz, Sonic Youth, Kembra Pfahler, and Henry Rollins. Like many of the musicians around him, Kern had a deep interest in the aesthetics of extreme sex, violence, and perversion. He was one of the leading lights of the Cinema of Transgression movement.

Personal Info

Occupation Director
Place of Birth Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, USA
Birthday 1954-12-20

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Filmography by Year

1
2015
1
2014
1
2012
1
2011
1
2008
1
2004
1
2003
2
1999
1
1993
2
1992
5
1991
3
1990
1
1987
2
1986
7
1985
4
1984
1
1983

Filmography by Genre

Etc
10
Horror
5
Music
4
Drama
3
Documentary
1
Thriller
1
Crime
1