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Author Heller-Nicholas, Alexandra, 1974- author

Title Ms. 45 / Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
Published London : Wallflower press, 2017
London : Wallflower Press ; New York : Columbia University Press, [2017]
©2017

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Description viii, 148 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Series Cultographies
Cultographies.
Contents Machine generated contents note: 1.Prima facie - Towards Ms. 45 -- 2.Locus delecti - Watching Ms. 45 -- 3.Modus operandi - After Ms. 45 -- 4.Post mortem - Beyond Ms. 45
Summary Despite its association with the broadly disparaged rape-revenge category, Abel Ferrara's Ms. 45 is today considered one of the most significant feminist cult films of the 1980s. Straddling mainstream, arthouse, and exploitation film contexts, Ms. 45 is a potent case study for cult film analysis. At its heart lies two figures: Ferrara himself, and the movie's star, the iconic Zoe Lund, who would further collaborate with Ferrara on later projects such as Bad Lieutenant. This book explores the entwining histories and contexts that led to Ms. 45's creation and helped establish its enduring legacy, particularly in terms of feminist cult film fandom, and the film's status as one of the most important, influential, and powerful rape-revenge films ever made
Analysis Australian
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 128-141) and index
Subject Ferrara, Abel, 1951- -- Criticism and interpretation.
Lund, Zoë, 1964-1999 -- Criticism and interpretation.
SUBJECT Ms. 45 (motion picture)
ISBN 0231179855
9780231179850
Other Titles Ms. forty-five