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TITLE Ms. 45 (1981)

ALT__TITLE Angel of Vengeance

DISABILITY Deaf Speaking impaired

COUNTRY USA

LENGTH 84

GENRE Horror

DIRECTOR Abel Ferrara

CAST Zoe Tamerlis

Steve Singer

Jack Thibeau

Peter Yellen

NOTES A woman who cannot speak (she is not deaf) works in a

sewing shop in New York. She is raped twice but manages to

kill the rapist. Rather than reporting this justifiable killing to

the police she cuts up the body and stores it in her fridge.

She then makes a number of trips distributing parts around

the city. She then begins to kill other men with a gun she had

from the rapist. This gun has an endless supply of bullets.



The main performance is mind numbingly static with no

possibility of understanding the woman's motivation besides

the obvious. The other characters especially the old, nosy

neighbour are lifted straight from the shop for stereotypes.

Mainly the seamy side of New York is shown as a suitable

backdrop to this seamy story.

It is said of her that she is "working under a tremendous

handicap . . . has to work harder than a normal person." Her

only means of communication is by writing. It's as though the

medical profession had abandoned her.

This is a very crude film in all respects. Fans of the director

will defend the film but this really is trash film making. The

acting is awkward and the scenarios are disjointed. If the

woman could speak the script would undoubtedly let her and

us down.



As a very minor note there is a blind guy sitting outside a shop.

 


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