What is Prelude to Happiness / Special Added Bonus about?

PRELUDE TO HAPPINESS, 1974, 90 min. Dir. Gidney Talley Jr. An amputee love affair filmed like a low-budget Douglas Sirk melodrama, crossed with an episode of "As the World Turns." Sue (Rose Petra) loses her leg in an accident, her fiancée dumps her, and the young doctor (Gary Lee Davis), who amputated her leg, falls madly in love with her. SPECIAL ADDED BONUS: Honoring Bettie Page’s (April 22,1923 - December 11, 2008) memory, short film clips from her collaboration with Irving Klaw, the creator of contemporary fetish film will play. (Screened from DVD. The rare PRELUDE is not in pristine condition.) For audiences 18 and over. Discussion following the film with the audience, moderated by Rick Castro.

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What is Prelude to Happiness / Special Added Bonus about?: PRELUDE TO HAPPINESS, 1974, 90 min. Dir. Gidney Talley Jr. An amputee love affair filmed like a low-budget Douglas Sirk melodrama, crossed with an episode of "As the World Turns." Sue (Rose Petra) loses her leg in an accident, her fiancée dumps her, and the young doctor (Gary Lee Davis), who amputated her leg, falls madly in love with her. SPECIAL ADDED BONUS: Honoring Bettie Page’s (April 22,1923 - December 11, 2008) memory, short film clips from her collaboration with Irving Klaw, the creator of contemporary fetish film will play. (Screened from DVD. The rare PRELUDE is not in pristine condition.) For audiences 18 and over. Discussion following the film with the audience, moderated by Rick Castro.