Directed by:
Bette GordonScreenplay:
Kathy AckerComposer:
John LurieCast:
Will Patton, Luis Guzmán, Mark Boone Junior, Spalding Gray, Sandy McLeod, Cookie Mueller, Nan Goldin, Suzanne FletcherPlots(1)
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. Few films deal honestly with a female s sexual point-of-view, and particularly with the way in which she develops her own fantasy world. Controversial and highly personal, Variety does just that, and in so doing announces itself as the major film of a director who embodies the essence of independent cinema. (Kino International)
(more)Cast
Will Patton
USA
Best movies:
Into the West (2005) (series)
In the Soup (1992)
Remember the Titans (2000)
Luis Guzmán
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
Carlito's Way (1993)
Magnolia (1999)
Traffic (2000)
Mark Boone Junior
USA
Best movies:
Se7en (1995)
Batman Begins (2005)
Memento (2000)
Spalding Gray
USA
Best movies:
The Killing Fields (1984)
Drunks (1995)
Beyond Rangoon (1995)
Sandy McLeod
Best movies:
Rockers (1978)
Something Wild (1986)
Swing Shift (1984)
Cookie Mueller
USA
Best movies:
New York Beat Movie (1981)
Female Trouble (1974)
Polyester (1981)
Nan Goldin
USA
Suzanne Fletcher
Best movies:
Permanent Vacation (1980)