The music from Mussorgsky’s "Pictures at an Exhibition" is exceptionally well-suited here, yet I find myself speculating on his reaction if he could have witnessed how it's employed in this final version. At its core, the film presents a sequence of progressively explicit dreamlike scenarios experienced by the youthful “Pan” (Bobby Kendall). He’s portrayed as attractive, graceful and possessing considerable self-assurance, and spends the subsequent sixty minutes enacting various sexual fantasies involving toreadors, young men in leather, cottaging scenes, and slaves—practically every desire he could imagine. The film is also filled with symbolism; from the initial, undeveloped state to the ending that seems to complete a life cycle appropriately. Elements of nature are prominent throughout. Plants, animals, rain, sunlight, and the movement of butterfly wings all contribute to Pan’s journey (which takes place within what appears to be a single apartment) and help sustain an erotic flow, though it's surprisingly restrained—not as overt as I initially anticipated. It’s possible that censorship influenced what was permitted in 1971. I wasn't sure whether this production warrants restoration or not. The colors and imagery are frequently too saturated, blurring and losing clarity. Occasionally, this effect is alluring, but more often it diminishes the sharpness of the visuals, making the film challenging to watch and the images hard to discern. This is a unique experience in English-language cinema, and prompts some thoughts about the transient nature of existence as we observe beauty and danger intertwine, transform, and…

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