Die Frau mit der 45er Magnum (1981)

Die Frau mit der 45er Magnum: Directed by Abel Ferrara. With Zoë Lund, Bogey, Albert Sinkys, Darlene Stuto. A timid and mute seamstress goes insane after being attacked and raped twice in one day, in which she takes to the streets of New York City after dark and randomly shoots men with a .45 caliber pistol.

“Neneh Cherry already specifically stated in a song that this is a womanu0026#39;s world, so who are we to argue with that? Women RULE this world, whether they carry around .45 caliber guns or not… Infamous cult movie director Abel Ferrarau0026#39;s interpretation of feminism revolves on a mute and seemly defenseless young beauty that wipes male scum from the face of the earth with a pistol. After being the victim of assault and attempted rape TWICE in one afternoon, Thana kills her second assailant and chops up his corpse in the bathtub. Whilst getting rid of the bagged body parts, she randomly kills numerous other men on the trash-filled streets of New York. u0026quot;Ms.45u0026quot; has quite a lot in common with Ferrarau0026#39;s breakthrough film u0026quot;the Driller Killeru0026quot;, except that it doesnu0026#39;t contain so many tedious moments and that you actually have sympathy for the Thana character, whereas Reno Miller could die instantly for all I cared. Strictly talking from a cinematic point of view, u0026quot;Ms.45u0026quot; is a much better film than u0026quot;Driller Killeru0026quot; as well. Ferrara manages to retain his depressing yet realistic portrait of dead-end New York, but the camera-work is much more steady and versatile. Zoë Lund, who remarkably looks like Nastassja Kinski, is a terrific anti-heroine and the fact she plays a mute even increases the complexity of her character. Lund later co-wrote u0026quot;Bad Lieutenantu0026quot; before sadly passing away at the young age of 37, due to heart failure. Unfortunately, however, u0026quot;Ms.45u0026quot; didnu0026#39;t stand the test of time very well. The graphic violence and definitely the controversy has been surpassed severely nowadays and I sincerely doubt that the new Playstation-generation will be impressed by Ferrarau0026#39;s take on the explicit revenge-flick trend. Luckily selected group of film buffs including myself still consider this to be a quintessential cult gem thatu0026#39;ll live on forever. Kill u0026#39;em all, Thana!”