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Title: Scarlet Diva
Cast: Asia Argento
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Picked Scarlet Diva up on dvd for 6.99, reduced from 19.99 which is has been at for a while. a somewhat bemusing film, loosly auto-biographical story of an italian actress, and her degradation by the film industry as she becomes more and more isolated and desperately attempts to become a director. written, directed and starring asia argento, the daughter of infamous horror director dario argento. probably most well known for her recent part in the vin diesel vehichle xXx. there is a certain experimental approach to the film, an undertone of artyness. the result of which is that the film is disjointed, though the resulting potential for confusion mirrors the characters increasing alienation. the character struggles to seperate herself from what she regards as an exploitative italian film industry - while being surrounded by masochists and abusers. with each step she is confronted with people who are more interested in her for sex, and in some cases her celebrity, than who she is, or what she wants to do. far too often the advances are far from casual or mutual, and we witness a couple of attempted rapes. there are times where the characters life can't be described as anything other than harrowing. the resultant space that the character ends up in is dislocated, where even what looks like a light at the end of the tunnel is just another car crash. the only thing left is a determination to complete the writing for her film "scarlet diva" and see it brought to life.