Mixxie Powers's video: Joe Dallesandro and Maria Schneider in one of the final scenes of Merry-go-Round

This is a scene from the interesting, yet, ultimately, failed film "Merry-Go-Round". It was made in 1979 by acclaimed director Jacques Rivette. Apparently, one of Rivette's problems was filming too much and not knowing where to stop. This production was plagued by difficulties, starting with the female star Maria Schneider who suffered a breakdown during filming. Joe was dealing badly with the death of his brother, Bobby, dulling grief with drugs and alcohol (been there, done that). The director was not in control of his film, which was largely improvised. The actors were given a basic plot (I suspect the supporting actors were given a bit more plot to work with) and told to improvise. Maria Schneider was not as comfortable with improvisation as Joe (who got his start that way with the Warhol/Morrissey productions). There are some interesting scenes but ultimately this film went on and on and seemed to have no end. Joe actually said, "We worked on the film for so many weeks, and they kept shooting these scenes where I was running. Running, running, running. It got so bad that I wasn't even aware that Maria had left he picture. She was so far away during these endless scenes that I had no idea they'd replaced her with a double. That's when I really understood that this movie could go on forever, If they'd have replaced me with a double, they'd still be out there shooting.". In this scene he is coming close to seducing Maria Schneider's character. He confides in her about his criminal past and childhood and his (possibly incestuous ?) relationship with his sister Shirley.