Hi Countess,
glad to hear you have such appreciation for the Divine One! Yes, Her fans are LEGION!
Just FYI, that isn't a t-shirt she's wearing in that final sequence--it's a short-sleeved cheongsam styled dress. The thing that you thought might be a monkey is actually an immense brooch that's pinned to the center of her bosom.
A commercial release of this film came out in Japan last year. There are ridiculous complications around the distro rights for Polly Maggoo. I read a review of the Japanese import in the French gay culture mag, Tetu, the last time I was up in Canada at my boyfriend's place.
I have been lucky enough to see it the movie in the theatre four times to date. It's fun to see some of the details, such as the fact that in the first scene, those things she's clutching in her lap are a pair of sunglasses and a packet of Marlboros.
Also, it's worth noting that Delphine Seyrig, a French cult actress who appeared in such classic films as Last Year at Marienbad and Donkey-skin (Peau d'ane) a Jacques Demy Catherine Deneuve vehicle, had a small role in Polly Maggoo. Of course most of us know Delphine best for her Goddessy performance in Daughters of Darkness, in which she appeared opposite gorgeous, talented John Karlen.
G.
