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Variety (1983)
Director: Bette Gordon
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Written by blood-and-guts flavour of the month Kathy Acker, and directed by New York feminist film-maker Gordon, this boldly goes into feminine response to pornography - and the results are by no means predictable. Christine (McLeod) takes a job as a ticket vendor at a porn cinema; she finds herself slowly drawn towards both the ambience depicted on the screen and to one of the older clients, Louis (Davidson), a suave shark with apparent Mafia connections. She follows him around, eavesdropping on his world of very masculine power and money, while simultaneously indulging her curiosity in the equally voyeuristic roles played out in sex shops and movie houses. The elision of the two worlds is a good device, and well handled, for is not every sexual adventure also a form of detection? The film is not prescriptive in its designs, nor is it remotely prurient. A brave foray across a minefield. CPea.Author: CPea
Cast & crew
Director: Bette Gordon
Producer: Renee Shafansky
Cast: Sandy McLeod, Luis Guzman, Will Patton, Nan Goldin, Richard Davidson full cast
Genre(s): Horror
Duration: 100 mins
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