Mubi Monday: Variety (1983)

Movies young and old, from fright flicks to cracking comedies, from the latest blockbusters to the rarest cult treats.

Late night watch: Bette Gordon's VARIETY, a noir-ish dream of early 80s NYC, wherein a young woman follows the aphrodisiac thrill of stalking a connected & dangerous man through the transactional underbelly of the city, striving to find power in desires monopolised by men.

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Christine needs a job. She's not making ends meet as an occasional journalist/reporter/writer. At her friend's suggestion, even though it might be beneath her, she takes a job as a ticket taker at Variety - a porn theater in the heart of the Red Light District in the city, near the 42nd street.
So starts Bette Gordon's Variety, a lumination on the gritty 80s New York and its feminist underground culture scene where emerging female cultural voices are presented #katyacker #nangoldin #bettegordon