"Mansfield 66/67" I would at the same time recommend this picture to view, and did not advise. I wouldn’t recommend it because it’s not very well done: specially shot for documentary scenes that mimic the style of Jane Mansfield’s films, as well as the dances of nondescript young Americans (boys and girls in dresses and wigs Mansfield) looked at best inappropriate and ridiculous, and at worst simply sucks. And the general mood of this documentary ala pulp-magazine or Anna Champagne does not inspire confidence. I would recommend it because it’s really interesting. When the dance ends, Jane’s coolest rare shots, excerpts of her films and interviews with famous people begin to flash, including Kenneth Anger, Mary Voronov, John Waters, Tippi Hedren and even the actress who starred in Meyer’s “Behind the Valley of Dolls” (I don’t remember the name). It was very interesting to listen to.
I've personally watched several of Jane's films and I like this actress, it's really Marilyn Monroe thrash film. There's already SO much sex that anyone can overdose just by looking at Jane, which in itself is not far from a grotesque satire. Like, for example, in the movie This Girl Can't Do It Different (a real classic of rock cinema and percussion parody of Hollywood), in which former animator Tashlin turns Jane into an analogue of the doll from Tex Avery's Red Cool Riding Hood. Jane was a woman wholly devoted to art, understanding and sensitive to it. With a sense of humor and two great talents.
As for Satanism, this should be understood at that time (late 60s), the degree of tension in society, American culture and cinema. I don’t think it’s necessary, because this is stated in the film. But I agree with John Waters on this issue: it is unlikely that Jane was a real Satanist, rather - she liked to challenge the public and in pursuit of photos and tabloids, the girl did not hesitate to drink from a shard with La Vey. After all, who is La Vey? A real showman. No, of course, all this can be taken seriously, but divide it all by 2 (preferably 666). Joke. People like to embellish everything (I am so much more interesting), they came up with a cut off head - Jane allegedly tore it off during an accident when she died in '67. That's half-truth. And a lot of other half-truths.
And let the documentary sound somewhere cynical thought, but there is some sense in it. That a man like Jane couldn't have passed away in any other way than with a woman crushed in the back seat. Jane lived in a huge pink mansion in Hollywood, just so you know. Jane is both an American dream and an American nightmare. It's a living symbol. For God’s sake, there is a field for enthusiasts to write essays about Hollywood, about America, about its history on the example of a particular person. Treatises can be written. Treatises.