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Actors: Zoë Lund, Albert Sinkys, Editta Sherman
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Ms. 45
MS. 45 is a movie directed by Abel Ferrara in 1981.

Thana, a mute young girl, is raped twice on the same day. She kills the second rapist and takes his gun. But she will slowly sink into insanity and begin to kill every man who crosses her path.

--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar


Analysis of Ms. 45
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Plot
Time/era of movie: - 1980's-1999
Inner struggle or disability Yes
Struggle with - anger/anguish over rape
Crime & Scandal Yes
Taboo Sex Story? Yes
Kind of sex: - rape
Vigilante/Revenge? Yes
Brain/Body not working? - mental illness

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - mentally ill
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type - (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Events of movie makes character more... - aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - missing body parts/abilities

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - (man) average build
How much in movie? - 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 60's-90's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 40%
Hair color - white
Hair type - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
City? Yes
City: - New York
Misc setting - bar

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel... - thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie? Yes
What kind of sex: - kissing - sex under blankets
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Modern rock/pop
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