Mistress of the Rings
Mistress of the Rings
Production country:
dk
Year:
1992
Duration:
25'
Edition:
1993
Format:
film/video
A portrait of Copenhagen's "Master Piercer," Mette Hintze, and a selection of her clients. It would seem that there's no part of the body that can't be improved by tatoos, no part too sensitive for it not to be pierced by a variety of needles and rings. The camera moves through the Master's study just as sensually as these "modern primitives" (as they call themselves) subject themselves to their treatments - nothing is hidden or avoided, and just watching some of the operations can be a challenge to the viewer's nerves. Intimate, fascinating, and funny insights; such as a finger fitting through a nose.