La Putain (1991)
Une journée dans la vie d'une prostituée : Liz travaille dans les rues de Los Angeles. Elle vit dans la peur constante de son proxénète Blake et traite ses clients avec autant de compréhension que de dégoût. Liz n'a pour seul ami que Rasta, un clochard accro au crack. Sa vie misérable n'est que rarement ponctuée d'épisodes agréables. Elle est désormais en fuite, poursuivie par son proxénète qui a menacé de la tuer parce qu'elle n'avait une fois de plus pas gagné assez d'argent. Après qu'un des clients de Liz a eu une crise cardiaque pendant l'acte sexuel, elle est rattrapée par Blake. Alors qu'il la frappe, Rasta met fin à l'horreur et tue Blake. Pour Liz, le travail continue...
Directeur:
Ken Russell
écrivains:
Ken Russell, Deborah Dalton.
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Theresa Russell as Liz |
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Benjamin Mouton as Blake |
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Antonio Fargas as Rasta |
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Elizabeth Morehead as Katie |
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Daniel Quinn as Brutal Man |
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Sanjay Chandani as Indian |
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Jason Saucier as Bill |
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Michael Crabtree as Man in Car |
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Jered Barclay as Dead Trick in Car |
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Doug MacHugh as Man in Diner |
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Amanda Goodwin as Martha, Liz's Girlfriend |
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Frank Smith as Charlie |
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Jason Kristofer as Shy Kid in Van |
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Robert O'Reilly as Younger Man in Car |
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Ginger Lynn as Wounded Girl |
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Charles Macaulay as Older Man in Car |
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Jack Nance as Man Who Helps Liz |
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Tom Villard as Hippie |
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John Carlyle as Shoe Fetish Man |
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Scott David-King as Cop on Bike |
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Stephanie Blake as Stripper in Big T's |
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Alisa Christensen as Lady in Toilet |
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John Diehl as Derelict |
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Gail McMullen as Nurse in Convalescent Home |
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Bob Prupas as Maitre'D |
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Bobby Bruce as Violinist |
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Danny Trejo as Tattoo Artist |
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Daniel Beer as Bill's Drinking Partner |
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Barbara Eaton as Other Stripper |
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Blanche Sindelar as Theatre Cashier |
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B.J. Ward as Theatre Manager |
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Sean Fitzpatrick as Cop on Bike |
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Lee Arenberg as Violent John in Car |
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Scott Harte as Chris |
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Barbara Mallory as Rachel |
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Joy Baggish as Flo, the Older Whore |
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Ken Russell as Waiter (uncredited) |
| Directing | Ken Russell | Director |
| Art | Naomi Shohan | Art Direction |
| Production | Michael D. Pariser | Line Producer |
| Production | Mark Amin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Dan Ireland | Producer |
| Editing | Brian Tagg | Editor |
| Production | Joseph Akerman | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Writing | David Hines | Theatre Play |
| Sound | Michael Gibbs | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Ken Russell | Screenplay |
| Production | Linda Francis | Casting |
| Art | Richard B. Lewis | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leonard Pollack | Costume Design |
| Writing | Deborah Dalton | Screenplay |
| Production | Ronaldo Vasconcellos | Producer |
| Camera | Anthony F. Balderrama | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Donald Burghardt | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Steve Day | Boom Operator |
| Directing | Jan McWilliams | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rebekah Alvi | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Camera | Marsha Blackburn | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Robin Leigh Fleck | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gail McMullen | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Lighting | John Zumpano | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ron Wild | Key Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Deborah A. Dell'Amico | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Ken Russell | Camera Operator |
| Art | Blanche Sindelar | Property Master |
| Art | Philip Steuer | Property Master |
| Camera | Alex Nepomniaschy | Additional Photography |
| Art | Amy Wells | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Mark Shane Davis | Key Grip |
| Directing | Kate Lewis | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Kenny Christiansen | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Sergio Pirojnikov | Electrician |
| Lighting | Matthew May | Electrician |
| Camera | Tony Mazzucchi | Best Boy Grip |
| Production | Betsy Danbury | Production Accountant |
| Sound | Thomas Brandau | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Michael D. Pariser | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Sharon Morov | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Randall M. Boyd | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carlos David Amador | Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | David Salamone | Electrician |
| Directing | Aaron Barsky | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Janet Van Etten | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carlos David Amador | Hairstylist |
| Production | Alison Sellin | Assistant Accountant |
| Camera | Amy Laakman-Davis | Grip |
| Art | David Hollen | Set Dresser |
| Crew | Jeff Smolek | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Kevin Benson | Music Supervisor |
| Camera | Robert J. Studenny | Grip |
| Sound | Clive A. Mitchison | ADR Supervisor |
| Production | Scott Whited | Production Assistant |
| Art | Eden Banas | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Michael Hopkins | Dialogue Editor |
| Crew | Pat Jackson | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Dana Dru Evenson | Stunt Double |
| Production | Vanessa G. Bardliving | Production Assistant |
| Art | Dan Whifler | Construction Coordinator |
| Camera | Levon Besnelian | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Billy Pierson | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Louis Cicero | Grip |
| Sound | Donald Zuckerman | Music Supervisor |
| Camera | Matt Mania | Grip |
| Sound | Nigel Galt | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Kevin 'Rambo' Fitzgerald | Grip |
| Art | Norman West | Set Dresser |
| Crew | Bruce Edward Smith | Transportation Captain |
| Sound | Craig Clark | ADR Supervisor |
| Editing | Steven M. Buono | First Assistant Editor |
| Art | Ray Maxwell | Leadman |
| Sound | Brian Tagg | Music Editor |
| Production | Tom Gianakopoulos | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Amir Mokri | Director of Photography |