THE FORBIDDEN PHOTOS OF A LADY ABOVE SUSPICION // Ladies Night

1662 Broadway Boulevard,Kansas City MO 64108

03 December, 2021

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A TRIANGLE OF FRIENDSHIP, LOVE, SEX, AND, PERHAPS, MURDER! Written by the prolific Ernesto Gastaldi (TORSO), infused with a seductive Ennio Morricone score and featuring a memorable turn by Nieves Navarro a.k.a. Susan Scott (DEATH WALKS AT MIDNIGHT), this is a trippy giallo delight that brings together the talents of many of the genre's leading lights on both sides of the camera. Before the influence of Argento's THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE permeated every corner of the genre, another strain of these distinctive Italian thrillers enjoyed considerable success. These ''melodrama gialli'', heavily inspired by Clouzot's LES DIABOLIQUES, relied less on graphic violence / high body counts and more on psychological tension. Minou leads a pampered, dull life with her frequently absent husband Peter. While out walking on the beach one night, she's accosted by a mysterious blackmailer informing her Peter is a murderer. Driven by misplaced loyalty to her husband, Minou gives in to the blackmailer's perverted whims in exchange for his silence. As the blackmailer ups the ante, can Minou hold on to what little remains of her sanity?! // Ladies Night film selections are focused on the struggle, rise and triumph of empowered (and sometimes crazy) women. At Ladies Night we will view and analyze the complex dynamics, common tropes and stereotypes of women in genre films and how they’re depicted on the big screen. Proof of vaccination or proof of negative test within the past 48 hours will be required to enter Stray Cat Film Center. Please contact us with any questions. Updated Mask Policy: To follow current CDC recommendations and comply with the current mask mandate in Kansas City Missouri, masks will be mandatory at Stray Cat Film Center. For the safety of other patrons and our volunteers, please keep your mask on unless you are actively eating or drinking. Thank you for complying, let us know if you have any questions. Stray Cat Film Center is an artist-run, non-profit micro-cinema. Organized by volunteer programmers, We screen everything from to documentaries to video art to cult films and is open to the entire range of moving image expressions – independent, activist, underground and bizarre. We are a space that supports all of KC’s cinematic communities and celebrates diversity of expression, fun & radical art.