Ms .45

USA, 1981. Director Abel Ferrara. 80min.

Ms .45 is a violent retribution drama in which a shy seamstress is brutally raped twice in the same day and transformed into a killer, shooting men with her .45 pistol. The transformation of the heroine is marked by the change of her style and dress, from dowdy to a sleek, cat-like vamp who wears bright red lipstick and killer boots. The film climaxes in a scene at a fancy dress party in which the character dresses as a nun in suspenders, drawing together her transformation from virgin to a murderous femme fatale.

With Zoey Lund and Albert Sinkys.
Costume and sets by Veronika Rocket.

Past screenings

If Looks Could Kill – London
Thursday 22 May 2008, 20:45 | ICA Cinema