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You Don't Nomi

Camp is failed seriousness except when it's,you know, performative camp where they...

Sconce:
Camp is failed seriousness except when it's,
you know, performative camp where they know
that they're exaggerating

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Sconce: Camp is failed seriousness
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except when it's, you know, performative camp
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where they know that they're exaggerating.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:57:37
Uploaded
Jun 11, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Grade Five Films,XYZ Films

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Movie Summary

Released in 1995, Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls was met by critics and audiences with near universal derision. You Don't Nomi traces the film's redemptive journey from notorious flop to cult classic, and maybe even masterpiece.
The question of how intention relates to camp - You Don't Nomi 00:05
The question of how intention relates to camp
So you're always using a whip, you know, so it's really sexy. - You Don't Nomi 00:05
So you're always using a whip, you know, so it's r...
You can never really trust writers - You Don't Nomi 00:12
You can never really trust writers
When I was kid, when there were these American musicals - You Don't Nomi 00:11
When I was kid, when there were these American musicals
Schmader: Paul verhoeven wrote a companion book, - You Don't Nomi 00:12
Schmader: Paul verhoeven wrote a companion book,
However, it's this utter and complete pretentious seriousness - You Don't Nomi 00:09
However, it's this utter and complete pretentious serio...
Nayman: It's written as if this movie - You Don't Nomi 00:07
Nayman: It's written as if this movie
In my book I describe it as like reading a brochure - You Don't Nomi 00:05
In my book I describe it as like reading a brochure
Schmader: And it's gotten more valuable - You Don't Nomi 00:11
Schmader: And it's gotten more valuable
But the essays are, - You Don't Nomi 00:12
But the essays are,
It's invaluable for all those times - You Don't Nomi 00:07
It's invaluable for all those times
What the fuck was he thinking?" And this dossier is the closest - You Don't Nomi 00:05
What the fuck was he thinking?" And this dossier is the...
Except, of course, that the movies really, uh, suck! - You Don't Nomi 00:05
Except, of course, that the movies really, uh, suck!
Schmader: Paul verhoeven accepted his worst film, - You Don't Nomi 00:11
Schmader: Paul verhoeven accepted his worst film,
I got seven of the worst awards, - You Don't Nomi 00:09
I got seven of the worst awards,
If you make a movie that everybody considers as bad, - You Don't Nomi 00:14
If you make a movie that everybody considers as bad,
Schmader: At the time, it seemed really healthy, - You Don't Nomi 00:10
Schmader: At the time, it seemed really healthy,
I used a style - You Don't Nomi 00:09
I used a style
The best comparison would be to look at, - You Don't Nomi 00:09
The best comparison would be to look at,
That was perhaps difficult, at that time, - You Don't Nomi 00:07
That was perhaps difficult, at that time,