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Pierce

1990 · 6 min

A brief, clinical, faintly transgressive slice of underground New York life, watched with a wince more than an emotion.

Directed by
Richard Kern
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Audrey Rose
Overview
Pierce is a documentary showing Richard Kern's girlfriend having her nipples pierced.

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Directed by
Richard Kern
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Audrey Rose
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    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • art
    • identity
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    • single location
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex strong
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    Action0
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Richard Kern
    Starring
    Audrey Rose
    Runtime
    6 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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