Recently the Singapore film fest screened 2 old Asian films about sex work. My Name Ain't Suzie (1985, HK, dir - Angela Chan) and Macho Dancer (1988, the Philippines, dir - Lino Brocka). The latter was a very personal film of Lino Brocka but to me, it's still a bomba film dressed up as arthouse and could have said more about the effects of American imperialism on the Philippines. (hinted at at the start of the movie but never penetrate deeper)
I was watching Working Girls (1986, USA, dir - Lizzie Borden) on the same day and that was an unsentimental, hard nose look at sex work. More satisfying.
Maybe I should watch The Working Girls (1974, USA, dir - Stephanie Rothman) next.
No comments:
Post a Comment