She Had Her Gun All Ready
Vivienne Dick's second film has at its centre two of the "subjects" of her first film 'Guerrilere Talks'. Moving from a kitchen on the Lower East Side of Manhatten, the film explores the dynamic between a complacent, almost catatonic Pat Place and the demonic, aggressive Lydia Lunch, ending with a showdown at the rollercoaster on Coney Island.
The film utilises a linear narrative which is counterbalanced by an impressionistic view of New York, lit by green flourescent lights, with intermittent effects added in-camera by Dick, including red filters and "earthquakes".
The relationship between the two women is ambiguous, they may represent elements of a single identity or the influence of a stronger will over a weaker character. It is the dynamic between these two unequal forces which propel the narrative.
Description source: Cinenova paper archive
