Controversial British director Ken Russell relocates former cabbie David Hines’ play Bondage from London to Los Angeles for the story of a night in the life of Liz, a cynical sex-worker looking for a way out but trapped by poverty and a dangerous pimp. Released a year after Pretty Woman, Whore’s presentation of life on L.A’s streets favours gritty authenticity over romantic sentimentalism.
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Baise-moi
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Private Vices, Public Virtues
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My Sole Desire
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