Sex, Power, and Money: Films by Beth B (Blu-ray)
After defining the No Wave film movement of the New York underground of the 1970s and ’80s, Beth B emerged in the 1990s as a provocative multi-disciplinary artist, creating a series of confrontational visual works that explore the dynamics of sex, power, and money. Beth B’s stylistically adventurous work seduces the eye even as it shocks the mind with an emotional nakedness seldom found in contemporary cinema. With every film, Beth B challenges the viewer to hold her cinematic gaze as she explores themes of sexual desire, the justice system, gender identity, the Vietnam War, or the female body. Derived primarily from analog video elements, the films in this two-disc collection have been restored under the filmmaker’s supervision, and adapted to HD for theatrical and Blu-ray release.
Voyeur - U.S. 1983 Color 5 Min. silent 1.33:1
Under Lock and Key - U.S. 1983 Color 30 Min. Stereo 1.33:1
Belladonna - U.S. 1989 Color 12 Min. Stereo 1.33:1
Stigmata - U.S. 1991 Color 40 Min. Stereo 1.33:1
Thanatopsis - U.S. 1991 Color 10 Min. Stereo Featuring Lydia Lunch 1.33:1
Amnesia - U.S. 1992 Color 2 Min. Stereo 1.33:1
Visiting Desire - U.S. 1995 Color 65 Min. Stereo 1.33:1
Hysteria - U.S. 2001 Color 3 Min. Stereo 1.33:1
DISC TWO
Out of Sight, Out of Mind - U.S. 1995 Color 6 Min. Stereo 1.33:1
Breathe In, Breathe Out - U.S. 2001 Color 71 Min. Stereo 1.33:1
Voices Unheard - U.S. 1997 Color 58 Min. Stereo 1.33:1
High Heel Nights - U.S. 1995 Color 10 Min. Stereo 1.33:1
- Beth B - Director
- Lydia Lunch - Herself
- Nan Goldin - Herself
- Jonas Mekas - Himself
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