Cinema
The Adventure of Iron Pussy
06 Nov 2024
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Former go-go dancer Iron Pussy is now an androgynous secret agent, itching to fight and brimming with sex appeal. Her mission: to infiltrate the highly respected Madame Pompadoy’s mansion and investigate the illegal production of a psychedelic drug. This parody is a tribute to Thai films from the 1970s.
Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Michael Shaowanasai, The Adventure of Iron Pussy, 2003, 90 mins, on file, colour, original version with French subtitles Thailand
With Michael Shaowanasai, Krissada Terrence, Siriyakorn Pukkavesh
Berlinale, Rotterdam International Film Festival
"I really like Iron Pussy. I see it as an experiment in the tradition of Gus Van Sant's Psycho. I used all the codes of 1970s Thai cinema, but using a transvestite as the female character. [...] It obviously has political meaning [...], but that's not really why I did it. It was more conceptual, doing a remake and changing a detail that affected the way the film was interpreted. And you know, in Thailand, transvestites are really part of popular culture. Everyone loves their shows, you can see them everywhere, in clubs, restaurants..." Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Les Inrockuptibles, 24 November 2004.
Preceded by
Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Empire (2010, 2 mins, DCP, colour, silent)
Someone searches, someone finds.
When
8pm - 9:40pm
Where
Apichatpong Weerasethakul, The Adventure of Iron Pussy, 2003
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