Le petomane: Fin de siècle fartiste (1998)
56 min
Under the stage name "Le Petomane," Joseph Pujol was the toast of turn-of-the-century Paris. Audiences at the Moulin Rouge where first shocked, then won over, by this tall, mustachioed man in a red velvet suit...a suite with a hole cut in the derriere to release his remarkable talent. Pujol was a skilled musician in his own right, but his greatest instrument was his own rectum, with which he could produce an astounding variety of musical tones. Through a combination of historical documents, photographs, archival films, and interviews, this video reclaims Pujol's place in history and, in the process, opens up a veritable Pandora's box of contemporary debate over the meaning, impact, and value of this unusual master flatulator.
- Release date
- April 1, 1998
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Matthew McElligott, Larry Tuxburry
Cast
- Michael Pataki as Le Petomane
- Eileen Brennan as Sarah Bernhardt
- Sandy Baron as Slim stalmaster
- Fay DeWitt as Madame Petimane
- Jackie Gayle as David Belasco
- Shecky Greene as Sigmund Freud
- Evelyn Guerrero as Rita Carumba
- Dorian Harewood as Sheik Moe Howard Ali
Crew
- Joseph Pujol · Archive footage
- Mike Bonanno · Director
- Mark Ruggio · Director
- Mike Bonanno · Writer
- Bret Fetzer · Writer
- Mike Bonanno · Producer
- Frank Ray Perilli · Producer
- Matthew McElligott · Composer
- Larry Tuxburry · Composer
- Mike Bonanno · Editor