Christine (Sandy McLeod), a bright and unassuming young woman, takes a job selling tickets at a porno theater near Times Square. Instead of distancing herself from the dark and erotic nature of this milieu, Christine soon develops an obsession that begins to consume her life. The character’s reaction unexpectedly flips normal gender roles; director Gordon daringly twists feminist ideology by showing a woman who finds self-expression through an interest in pornography. Variety becomes even more provocative when it dramatizes the changes that occur in Christine’s relationships with both Mark (Will Patton), her boyfriend, and Louie, a dangerous-looking patron of the theater.
【5】触及到一种声音的引力和语言的想象空间。在纽约的声色犬马里,我们首先被声音唤起(多重意义的欲望),而后才用眼睛去凝视。随着男女权力结构的转换,Christine作为主体去创造Neo-Noir叙事,“电影”的偷窥和色情属性都得到了合理且平衡的覆写,男性只以沉默的形象出现,一切都优美、自然却充满挑衅。
MUBI/暗红的影院是阴道,而明亮的纽约街道则是以Louie为代表的男性-他者的世界。Christine栖身于两者的中介:票房-阴蒂,在此接收信息并开始向外部的探索。在售卖电影票的同时,她不但通过票房的窗口观察男性,也通过一旁的镜子观照自身(有一个很妙的镜头:Louie买票时,镜中的Christine看起来像是从外部向内窥视)。随着探索的展开,Christine终于深入纽约的内在肌理,也终于真正进...
存在主义色彩浓厚的一个故事,粗粝的画面展示了纽约的地下世界,声音设计沉浸感很足,导演Bette Gordon的执导很出色。Sandy McLeod饰演的女主面相舒服,有亲切感。
Interesting; 有一点点Lynchian; 如果我是导演我就想拍这样的电影;
80年代少有的以女性视角与女性凝视来窥探男性的女性先锋作品,女主角也很有魅力