Beauty Becomes the Beast

Overview

Beauty Becomes the Beast describes a random access world mediated by TV images and shards of popular culture. The film features a powerful performance by Lydia Lunch regressing from adulthood to childhood, hinting at a sexually abusive past. It concerns itself with the position of woman as subject and the way women experience patriarchal law and the heterosexual order.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 2, 1979

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Cast

Adele Bertei,Lydia Lunch,Klaus Nomi

Director

Vivienne Dick

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0078837