Dramatic thriller "Angel of Vengeance" (1981)

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The dramatic thriller Ms.45, also known as "Angel of Vengeance/Vengeance", is the second feature film directed by Abel Ferrar, released in 1981. The picture "Angel of Vengeance" can be positioned as one of the proofs that revenge is a dish that is best served on film, because the path from the victim to the aggressor is negligible. IMDb Tape Rating: 6.80.

Summary of the main intrigue

The plot of the film "Angel of Vengeance" introduces the audience to the main character Tana (Zoe Tamerlis Lund), whose name is an allusion to the ancient deity of death, Thanatos.

The girl suffers from damage to the speech apparatus. Due to her dumbness, she is forced to work as a seamstress in a workshop almost in the center of New York. She has to return home late by dark alleys. One day, Tana is attacked by a masked man who rapes the unfortunate woman, threatening her with a gun. Having barely regained consciousness, Tana gets to her apartment, but a robber entered it, who, not finding valuables, harasses the returned mistress. The girl, being in a state of shock, kills the offender. But he does not call the police, but dismembers the corpse and keeps his weapon for himself - colt0.45 in.

These incidents leave an imprint on the mental state of the heroine, Tana also changes outwardly. During the day she is modest and inconspicuous, and in the evenings the girl puts on tight clothes and puts on bright defiant makeup. She specifically goes out to the night streets of New York, transforming from a victim into a hunter.

Classic realistic horror

The film "Angel of Vengeance" is quite simple in its plot and, due to a modest budget ($62,000), it was staged poorly, without impressive special effects and frills. But its semantic background can be interpreted in different ways, it is not as primitive as it might seem at first glance. It is worth noting that after the premiere, the film received positive reviews from film critics, which allowed the director to receive funding for the implementation of his creative ideas. By the way, the first success for Abel Ferrara came in 1979, after the creation of the tape "Killer with an electric drill", in which he played the main role. In "Angel of Vengeance" the director also acted as the first rapist.

Criticism

Despite the fact that the development of the plot of the picture is quite predictable, and the intrigue is somewhat stretched out, the meager timing of 80 minutes resembles a real cinematic drive. The heavy-duty energy of the tape arouses the audience's interest, encourages empathy for the main character. The visuals of the film are not exemplary, but interesting, and the artistic ingenuity of the creators can compete with more successful and famous examples of the genre. Film critics tendthe climactic "dressing up" of the central character is not to be interpreted unequivocally, which undoubtedly takes Ferrar's work to a higher level than a simple, albeit solid exploitation.