Scarlet Diva

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B P @Bradster69 2d Not Bad, but Not My Favorite See more Alain E @AlainE 12/30/2024 The sum of many minutes of nudity and sexual situations is not an experimental and bold movie. Sorry! See more 10/10/2021 If the editing was better this could have been excellent. Asia reflection into a life spiraling downward from sex and drugs (booze too). Shows how one can go from the top and free fall fast. See more 07/20/2021 This a little anti-myself to type this, but when I saw pictures of Anthony and Asia in the tabloids years ago, I: Woof. He's a dead man. I don't know what hit me about the whole thing to have that thought prior to Anthony actually killing himself, but sometimes you know yourself so well you can see that tumultuous relationship playing out without even being involved. After Me Too was swirling, and then Asia's own Me Too rolled out (a bit icky and gross even if it was consensual), I pondered: How can one be so upset with a rapist when she recreated him and her own trauma for her film? I don't see many other rape victims jumping into such recreations. This is a question every Goddess must sit in their own poop with, because it is deep deep poop, especially when Daddy's an Italian erotic horror director... See more 10/20/2019 It's disorienting and bold. Not a favorite, yet, certainly not forgettable. See more 02/02/2019 I once heard someone say that beauty plus popularity meant wanting to be bedded by everyone you met. I think Asia Argento, in her feature-length directorial debut, has illustrated that concept exquisitely. Drawing from her own experiences, Asia has created a daring and honest - if not always accessible - film that explores the hectic, exhausting, and often isolating world of an actress who wants more out of life. There's a fine line between what a person chooses to do and what they have forced upon them and that's another heartbreaking reality Asia tries to examine with "Scarlet Diva." It can truly be said when you stand in the spotlight, you stand alone and are surrounded by shadows. At first, fame is seen as an alluring realm of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll but when the sparkle dulls, we're left with the harsh pleasures and even harsher pitfalls of celebrity status. Anna Battista (Argento) is an actress who wants to be a director, but who suddenly finds her priorities changing when she becomes pregnant after a steamy one night stand with musician Kirk Vaines (Jean Shepard). Her life is filled with, shall we say, interesting exploits from finding her friend Veronica (Vera Gemma) tied up in an apartment for two days after having an argument with her boyfriend to having a brief lesbian tryst with a woman (Selen) she can't remember to being chased down a hotel hallway by a naked, overly amorous producer (Joe Coleman) to almost drowning in a swimming pool while high on drugs. Toss in a few frenetic flashbacks to a broken childhood and you have the beginnings of a fascinating film. Argento seems deeply involved in her role as Anna, but I hate to say that she doesn't have her father's eye for visuals nor his stylish cinematic presence from the directorial chair. She focuses more on substance and performance which, while there's certainly nothing wrong with that, doesn't help the threadbare nature of "Scarlet Diva." This is a film that screams out for flair and pomp. The authentic quality of the screenplay makes for a solid motion picture but in other hands, this film could have been so much more. On a side note I must give Argento credit for making incredible use of Nina Simone's "Wild is the Wind." See more Read all reviews

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