Maria Beatty
@bleuproductions
Maria Beatty is an internationally acclaimed filmmaker based in Paris, who has been directing, acting and producing films for the past fifteen years. She is renown for her exploration into the depths of female sexuality, fantasy and fetish setting new standards in erotic cinema. Her vision is inspired by expressionist German cinema, French surrealism and American film noir, thus her work reflects her knowledge and affinity for those genres.
BOY IN A BATHTUB, shot in New York 2006 in High Definition, is her first foray into feature length. Beatty collaborated and co-wrote "Boy in a Bathtub" with french writer Claire Menichi, who has written several feature film scripts and related to the thematics of sexuality and the metamorphosis of the body.
Her past work is indicative of the diversity of Beatty's creative work and dedication to her craft:
In 1989, she produced and directed her first film entitled "Gang of Souls" a documentary exploring the insights and influence of the Beat poets. Some of the artists featured in this film include- William Burroughs, Allen
Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Jim Carroll, Marianne Faithfull, Richard Hell, Lydia Lunch and Henry Rollins. Soon after, in 1991, she directed her second documentary entitled, "Sphinxes Without Secrets" that presents
some of the most engaging work produced by women performance artists:
Diamanda Galas, Carolee Schneemann, Holly Hughes, Annie Sprinkle and
others.
From 1994 on, she became renowned for her short films which explore the depths of female sexuality and fantasy, setting new standards in erotic cinema. Her unique vision is inspired by such underground sexually subversive gay filmmakers as Kenneth Anger and Jean Genet. Her sophisticated style commands the viewer with an enveloping aesthetic that unsettles even as it captivates.
Beatty has received grants from the New York State Council for the Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and Art Matters, and her films have been presented internationally:
Canal + "La Nuit Gay" (France)
ARTE "Soiree Thema" "INSPIRED" premiered May 28th 2004 (France/Germany)
Channel 13 (NY)
The Whitney Museum (NY)
Museum of Modern Art (NY)
The International Center of Photography (NY)
The New Museum (NY)
Lux Cinema (UK)
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (CA)
Centre Audiovisuel Simone de Beauvoir (France)
Some of her titles include:
-Boy in a Bathtub (feature length)
- Coma
- Mask of Innocence
- Silken Sleeves
- Ecstasy in Berlin, 1926
- The Seven Deadly Sins
- LUST
- Tight Security
- Let the Punishment fit the ****
- Leda and the Swan ~ Nailed
- The Dueling Pages
- The Boiler Room
- Ladies of the Night
- The Black Glove
- The Elegant Spanking
- Let the Punishment Fit the Child
- Sphinxes Without Secrets
- Sluts and Goddesses (with Annie Sprinkle)
- Imaging Her Erotics (with Carolee Schneemann)
- Gang of Souls
BOY IN A BATHTUB, shot in New York 2006 in High Definition, is her first foray into feature length. Beatty collaborated and co-wrote "Boy in a Bathtub" with french writer Claire Menichi, who has written several feature film scripts and related to the thematics of sexuality and the metamorphosis of the body.
Her past work is indicative of the diversity of Beatty's creative work and dedication to her craft:
In 1989, she produced and directed her first film entitled "Gang of Souls" a documentary exploring the insights and influence of the Beat poets. Some of the artists featured in this film include- William Burroughs, Allen
Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Jim Carroll, Marianne Faithfull, Richard Hell, Lydia Lunch and Henry Rollins. Soon after, in 1991, she directed her second documentary entitled, "Sphinxes Without Secrets" that presents
some of the most engaging work produced by women performance artists:
Diamanda Galas, Carolee Schneemann, Holly Hughes, Annie Sprinkle and
others.
From 1994 on, she became renowned for her short films which explore the depths of female sexuality and fantasy, setting new standards in erotic cinema. Her unique vision is inspired by such underground sexually subversive gay filmmakers as Kenneth Anger and Jean Genet. Her sophisticated style commands the viewer with an enveloping aesthetic that unsettles even as it captivates.
Beatty has received grants from the New York State Council for the Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and Art Matters, and her films have been presented internationally:
Canal + "La Nuit Gay" (France)
ARTE "Soiree Thema" "INSPIRED" premiered May 28th 2004 (France/Germany)
Channel 13 (NY)
The Whitney Museum (NY)
Museum of Modern Art (NY)
The International Center of Photography (NY)
The New Museum (NY)
Lux Cinema (UK)
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (CA)
Centre Audiovisuel Simone de Beauvoir (France)
Some of her titles include:
-Boy in a Bathtub (feature length)
- Coma
- Mask of Innocence
- Silken Sleeves
- Ecstasy in Berlin, 1926
- The Seven Deadly Sins
- LUST
- Tight Security
- Let the Punishment fit the ****
- Leda and the Swan ~ Nailed
- The Dueling Pages
- The Boiler Room
- Ladies of the Night
- The Black Glove
- The Elegant Spanking
- Let the Punishment Fit the Child
- Sphinxes Without Secrets
- Sluts and Goddesses (with Annie Sprinkle)
- Imaging Her Erotics (with Carolee Schneemann)
- Gang of Souls