Pompeii New York, Part 1: Pier CaressesMovie
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.
About Pompeii New York, Part 1: Pier Caresses
Pompeii New York, Part 1: Pier Caresses is a 1982 documentary, history movie directed by Ivan Galietti.
The production information lists a runtime of 12m, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Phoebe Legere, David Wojnarowicz, William Niederkorn, Sante Scardillo. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
