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Retrospectives - Abel Ferrara

Crew:

Director: Abel Ferrara
Screenplay: Nicholas St. John
DOP: James Lemmo
Production: Navaron Films Productions

Ms. 45

A film by Abel Ferrara

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A young, voluptuous New York City woman is intensely shy and unable to speak. Her naive beauty provokes the aggressive attention of all men. One evening while walking home, she is assaulted at gunpoint and brutally raped by two thugs. Her enormous fears, which had driven her inward before, now push her to an outward course of action. After killing one of her assailants, she cuts his body into pieces and disposes of the parts, one by one, at various spots in Manhattan. She carries her dead assailant's .45 automatic, initially for protection, but ultimately for unrelenting revenge against all males. Men, keep your legs crossed for this frightfully erotic thriller that delves into the life of a nubile young maiden out for blood.
  • Cast:

    Zoë Lund, Bogey, Albert Sinkys
  • Original Title:

    Ms. 45
  • Country:

    United States of America
  • Year:

    1981
  • 80'

Crew:

Director: Abel Ferrara
Screenplay: Nicholas St. John
DOP: James Lemmo
Production: Navaron Films Productions

Director

Abel Ferrara

Born in New York in 1951, Abel Ferrara is an American filmmaker, known for the provocative and often controversial content of his films, his use of neo-noir imagery and gritty urban settings. He maintains a cult reputation that allows him to navigate between large-budget features and decadent B-movie-style tales. A long-time independent filmmaker, his best-known films include Ms .45 (1981), King of New York (1990), Bad Lieutenant (1992), The Funeral (1996) and Pasolini (2014). Abel Ferrara has been a guest of LEFFEST several times, and his work was screened  in a Retrospective at LEFFEST’ 17. He returns this year to the festival to present his new film Padre Pio.
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