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Bound by Flesh
Directed by
Leslie Zemeckis
2012
1h 35m
Not Rated
Documentary
6.5
93%
55%
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A biography of Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins who started as "freaks" in side shows, then went on to be stars of Vaudeville and films.
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Cast of Bound by Flesh
Daisy Hilton
Self (archive footage)
Violet Hilton
Self (archive footage)
Lea Thompson
Voiceover
Nancy Allen
Voiceover
Tim Stack
Voiceover
Blake Boyd
Voiceover
Bound by Flesh Reviews
Entertainment Weekly
Chris Nashawaty
Leslie Zemeckis' documentary about their curious and ultimately sad lives is a fascinating snapshot of the era of nickel-a-peek circus sideshows.
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
I found it immensely touching that these women found it in themselves to keep plugging away.
Seattle Times
Tom Keogh
Both tragic and almost incomprehensibly strange.
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
Zemeckis, who also made the 2010 burlesque chronicle "Behind the Burly Q," expands the Hiltons' biography into a fascinating history of the American sideshow.
Chicago Tribune
Rick Kogan
Likely to stay with you forever.
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
John Wirt
Stranger than fiction and fascinating.
Nerdist
Witney Seibold
If you've ever had any interest in early American entertainment, the world of freak shows, or in the Hilton Sisters in particular, this is exactly the film you need.
Under the Radar
Zach Hollwedel
Bound By Flesh plays with a bygone showmanship that at times feels more like a celebrity gossip show on E! than a feature documentary.
Los Angeles Times
Gary Goldstein
Leslie Zemeckis examines the strange, tragic, roller-coaster existence of famed conjoined twins Violet and Daisy Hilton in the absorbing, well-crafted documentary "Bound by Flesh."
New York Times
Neil Genzlinger
It would be hard not to make a thought-provoking, heartstring-tugging film from this source material, and "Bound by Flesh" certainly tells the twins' story effectively ...
Variety
Dennis Harvey
An absorbing glimpse of a unique, largely forgotten showbiz chapter that spanned decades of great change in public tastes and popular media.
Hollywood Reporter
Duane Byrge
A stirring documentary about an exploited pair of Siamese twins who attained notoriety and suffered tragically.
io9.com
Annalee Newitz
The other aspect of Bound by Flesh that works so well is its compassionate portrait of two women who were, briefly, famous for their beauty despite their unconventional bodies.
Bust Magazine
Emma Tilden
Bound by Flesh is an excellent documentary.
WBAI Radio
Prairie Miller
Zemeckis explores the tragic lives of the Hilton Sisters, conjoined twins paraded and exploited financially as so-called freaks in the heyday of carnival sideshows. Intimating as well twisted notions of fame, and the freak show roots of reality TV today.
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