John Waters’s Multiple Maniacs: The Importance of Being Filthy

Multiple Maniacs (1970)Directed by John WatersOpens August 5 at IFC Center
Above a chorus of euphoric, libidinous moaning, Lady Divine recounts the Stations of the Cross while receiving a “rosary job” in a church pew from Mink Stole. Actors take on the roles of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, Judas, and the numerous Roman soldiers in decidedly DYI fashion. As Jesus stumbles forward, Divine’s litany is intermittently interrupted by a gasp of pleasure. We cut back and forth from religio