Ms. 45

by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Despite its association with the broadly disparaged rape-revenge category, Abel Ferrara's Ms. 45 is today considered one of the most significant feminist cult films of the 1980s. Straddling mainstream, arthouse, and exploitation film contexts, Ms. 45 is a potent case study for cult film analysis. At its heart lies two figures: Ferrara himself, and the movie's star, the iconic Zoe Lund, who would further collaborate with Ferrara on later...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231179855
• ISBN13: 9780231179850
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Wallflower Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.4" x 6.8"