{"id":42,"date":"2006-03-07T22:08:00","date_gmt":"2006-03-08T05:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42"},"modified":"2021-04-09T13:37:10","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T20:37:10","slug":"ms-45angel-of-vengeance-1981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42","title":{"rendered":"Ms. 45 \/ Angel of Vengeance (1981)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;No, you are much too beautiful to be a model.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Poster-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Poster-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Poster-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Poster.jpg 1893w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter being raped twice, a mute seamstress (Zoe Tamerlis) goes on a murderous rampage against men.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Feminism and Women&#8217;s Issues<\/li>\n<li>Hiding Dead Bodies<\/li>\n<li>New York City<\/li>\n<li>Rape<\/li>\n<li>Revenge<\/li>\n<li>Serial Killers<\/li>\n<li>Vigilantes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:  <\/strong><br \/>\nThis &#8220;impressive low-budget cult movie&#8221; by controversial director Abel Ferrara is surprisingly compelling. Unlike the infamous rape-revenge flick <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2884\"><em>I Spit on Your Grave<\/em> (1978)<\/a>, relatively little time in <em>Ms. 45<\/em> is spent showing Tamerlis being raped; these scenes occur right away, are blessedly short, and aren&#8217;t exploited for voyeuristic kicks. Instead, the bulk of the movie focuses on Tamerlis&#8217;s retributive rampage through New York City, as she becomes a vigilante heroine for &#8220;all the women of the world who don&#8217;t speak out against the daily outrages they are subjected to from men.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis3-1024x558.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-58253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis3-1024x558.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis3-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis3-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis3-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis3-1536x837.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis3-496x270.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis3.png 1823w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As Peary notes, the film is filled with &#8220;striking, highly stylized&#8221; imagery, &#8220;much humor&#8221;, and &#8220;weird yet believable characters&#8221; (including Tamerlis&#8217;s nosy landlady, and her landlady&#8217;s annoying dog, Phil). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Landlady-and-Dog.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Landlady-and-Dog-1024x554.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-58259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Landlady-and-Dog-1024x554.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Landlady-and-Dog-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Landlady-and-Dog-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Landlady-and-Dog-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Landlady-and-Dog-1536x831.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Landlady-and-Dog-499x270.png 499w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Landlady-and-Dog.png 1839w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unknown Tamerlis gives a &#8220;strong, sympathetic, sexy performance&#8221; as mute Thana; indeed, it&#8217;s difficult to imagine anyone else in this unique role. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis-Night.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis-Night-1024x551.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-58252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis-Night-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis-Night-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis-Night-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis-Night-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis-Night-1536x826.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis-Night-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis-Night.png 1835w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, she made few films after <em>Ms. 45<\/em>, and died of a drug overdose at the age of 37. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> In his review, Peary makes an astute comparison between <em>Ms. 45<\/em> and Roman Polanski&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=71222\"><em>Repulsion<\/em> (1965)<\/a>, noting that &#8220;both [women] suffer sexual harassment going to and from work, both kill men who force themselves on them; [and] while corpses rot in their apartments&#8230; both lapse into temporary shock states.&#8221; But while Deneuve&#8217;s Carole &#8220;goes crazy&#8221;, Tamerlis &#8220;remains rational&#8221; in her quest to wreak revenge. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zoe Tamerlis&#8217;s haunting performance<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis4-1024x564.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-58261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis4-1024x564.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis4-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis4-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis4-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis4-1536x845.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis4-491x270.png 491w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Tamerlis4.png 1837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine location shooting in NYC<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Location.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Location-1024x551.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-58260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Location-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Location-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Location-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Location-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Location-1536x827.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Location-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Location.png 1841w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Location2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Location2-1024x556.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-58258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Location2-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Location2-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Location2-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Location2-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Location2-1536x834.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Location2-497x270.png 497w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Ms-45-Location2.png 1826w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nMust See?  <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. This film is both stylish and satisfying, and deserves its cult status. Discussed at length in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=5986\">Peary&#8217;s <em>Cult Movies 2<\/em> (1983)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0082776\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/horror\/ms-45-1981-angel-of-vengeance.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;No, you are much too beautiful to be a model.&#8221; Synopsis: After being raped twice, a mute seamstress (Zoe Tamerlis) goes on a murderous rampage against men. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Feminism and Women&#8217;s Issues Hiding Dead Bodies New York City Rape Revenge Serial Killers Vigilantes Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: This &#8220;impressive low-budget cult movie&#8221; by controversial director Abel Ferrara is surprisingly compelling. Unlike the infamous rape-revenge flick I Spit on Your Grave (1978), relatively little time in Ms&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71260,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42\/revisions\/71260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}