Daring, raw, and in tune with the social crosscurrents of the period, "Variety" achieves a cumulative effect of short-circuiting preconceived notions of taboo sexual stereotypes.
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Variety (1985)
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Synopsis: A young girl takes a job selling tickets at a seedy porno theater in Times Square and is drawn into the realms of voyeurism, sexuality and crime on the streets of lower Manhattan. A fascinating,... [More]
Starring: Sandy McLeod, Will Patton, Luis Guzman, Richard Davidson
Director: Bette Gordon
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In one of the most important feminist indies of the 1980s, Bette Gordon uses pornography as a site to explore sexual desire and how the very notions of sexual difference and the gaze (both male and female) are constructed on screen.
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