Variety (1983)
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20% of users liked it
(176 ratings)
Christine (Sandy McLeod) is a ticket-taker at a Manhattan porn cinema. Her ability to separate reel life from real life is seriously impaired in this slow, often silent, and ultimately enigmatic study of a lonely young woman who first despises the porn and then becomes fascinated with it and the… More Christine (Sandy McLeod) is a ticket-taker at a Manhattan porn cinema. Her ability to separate reel life from real life is seriously impaired in this slow, often silent, and ultimately enigmatic study of a lonely young woman who first despises the porn and then becomes fascinated with it and the clients who attend the shows. Her inclinations become more active than passive after she decides to follow an elegantly turned-out "businessman" from the theater into an adult video shop, where they begin talking and he invites her to a Yankee game (that dates this movie!). Once at the game, the man leaves for a moment, and Christine follows him again, this time to some sort of strange rendezvous. At this point, it is difficult for both Christine and the viewers to distinguish reality from fantasy, leaving everyone in limbo. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bette Gordon
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 10, 1983 Wide
- Studio
- Media Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com
Bette Gordon's independent psychological thriller, written by Kathy Acker, is a stunning proto-feminist noir experiment set in the sex shops of 1983 Times Square.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
A signifcant feminist indie about sexual difference, desire, and gaze.
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Cast
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Sandy McLeod
as Christine
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Will Patton
as Mark
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Richard Davidson
as Louis
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Luis Guzman
as Jose
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Nan Goldin
as Nan
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Mark Boone Jr.
as Porn Customer
- Suzanne Fletcher
- Cookie Mueller
- Spalding Gray
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Lee Tucker
as Projectionist
