Part
autobiography, part film book, "House of Psychotic Women" lands at the
Brattle Theatre on Saturday night! Author Kier-La Janisse will sign
copies as well as present Hitchock's MARNIE, one of the many films that
she profiles in her book.
Not since "Go Ask Alice" have I read
such an unprimed, bold statement of an adolescence lost. But Janisse's
story -- which charts adoption, abuse, cutting, suicide attempts,
parental neglect, juvenile lockdown, and even sleeping in a coffin -- is
told in a matter-of-fa
ct manner. You
don't feel pity for Janisse so much as are interested in her intricate
and difficult upbringing, and how cinema became her sole form of
survival. Without an outlet into fantasy in which she identified with
such woman-on-the-edge films as Sisters, All the Colors of the Dark,
Marnie, Ms. 45, Carrie, and The Brood, she may not have lived to write
"House of Psychotic Women" or "A Violent Professional: The Films of
Luciano Rossi", founded CineMuerte Horror Film Festival, or programmed
for the world-famous Alamo Drafthouse and FanTasia international film
festival.
If you want a unique cinematic experience and yearn
for a fantastic genre book, don't miss this! Also makes a perfect
holiday gift for the film fanatic.
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