Roberta Findlay
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Roberta Findlay (née Hershkowitz;[1] born December 30, 1943)[2] is an American film director, cinematographer, producer and actress.[3] She is best known for her work in the exploitation field. Her work has received increasing critical appreciation in recent years.[4]
Early life
Findlay was born Roberta Hershkowitz in Brooklyn, New York City to Hungarian-Jewish immigrant parents, and was raised in the Bronx.[5] She was classically trained on piano as a child, and her parents hoped she would have a career as a musician.[5]
Career
While attending the City College of New York, she met Michael Findlay, a student who had recently transferred there after leaving seminary school, where he was studying to become a Catholic priest.[6] He asked her to perform a piano accompaniment for a silent film screening he was holding on the university campus.[6] The two eventually married and began making films together, with Roberta often working as cinematographer.[6]
By her own account, Roberta's marriage to Michael was tempestuous, and the couple were separated by 1974 due to him suffering "psychological issues."[6] Despite their separation, she continued to occasionally work with him professionally, including as cinematographer on Shriek of the Mutilated (1974).[6] Michael Findlay died in 1977 in a helicopter accident; after his death, she continued to make films, directing the horror films Blood Sisters (1987) and Tenement (1985).[7][8]
Select filmography
Feature films
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Cinematographer | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1968 | The Kiss of Her Flesh | No | Yes | Yes | Credited as Anna Riva | |
| 1969 | Crack-Up | No | No | Yes | ||
| 1971 | The Slaughter | Yes | No | Yes | Credited as Roberto Herz Kowicz | |
| 1974 | Invasion of the Blood Farmers | No | No | Yes | Credited as Frederick Douglass | |
| 1974 | Shriek of the Mutilated | No | No | Yes | [6] | |
| 1976 | Snuff | No | No | Yes | [9][10] | |
| 1985 | The Oracle | Yes | No | No | [8][11] | |
| 1985 | Tenement | Yes | No | No | [12] | |
| 1987 | Blood Sisters | Yes | No | No | [8][12] | |
| 1988 | Lurkers | Yes | No | No | [8][12] | |
| 1988 | Prime Evil | Yes | No | No | [8][13] | |
| 1989 | Banned | Yes | No | No |
Pornography
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Cinematographer | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | The Altar of Lust | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1974 | Angel Number 9 | Yes | Yes | Yes | [14] | |
| 1975 | Anyone But My Husband | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1975 | Every Inch a Lady | Yes | No | No | Film also attributed to John and Lem Amero | [15][16] |
| 1977 | A Woman's Torment | Yes | Yes | No | [17] | |
| 1982 | Liquid A$$ets | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-writer | [18] |
| 1985 | Shauna: Every Man’s Fantasy | Yes | No | Yes | Uncredited |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Who's Who of American Women, 1991-1992 (17th ed.). Marquis Who's Who. 1991. p. 316. ISBN 978-0-837-90417-7.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Alilunas, Peter; Strub, Whitney (2023). "Introduction: Sleazy Honesty". In Alilunas, Peter; Strub, Whitney (eds.). ReFocus: The Films of Roberta Findlay. Edinburgh University Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-474-49748-0.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Alilunas, Peter; Strub, Whitney (2023-01-31). ReFocus: the Films of Roberta Findlay. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-1-4744-9746-6.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Curse of Her Filmography". NY Press. 27 July 2005.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bennett, Rémy (January 24, 2018). "A Woman's Torment: The Films of Roberta Findlay". Diabolique Magazine.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b c d e f Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Findlay, Roberta (2022). "Yeti Again: An Interview with Roberta Findlay" (Blu-ray disc). Vinegar Syndrome. OCLC 1344440743.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Michael and Roberta Findlay". Grindhouse Database.
- ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Heller-Nicholas, Alexandra (December 5, 2018). "A Beginner's Guide to Women's Horror Filmmaking". Vulture. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Guardian Staff (2000-10-28). "The recent release of long-banned films". the Guardian. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Evil Dead, The Living Dead and the dead wrong". The Guardian. 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Indie Focus: The ravishing images of 'Crimson Peak' and 'The Assassin'". Los Angeles Times. 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Albright, Brian (2012-11-08). Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews. McFarland. pp. 246, 257, 261, 271. ISBN 978-1-4766-0042-0.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Archives, L. A. Times (1988-01-10). "Films going into production:BLOODHOUNDS OF BROADWAY..." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lower, Clair (1 April 2022). "Angel Number 9 (aka Angel on Fire) (1974), written and directed by Roberta Findlay". www.LifeHacker.com. Life Hacker. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lower, Clair (1 April 2022). "Every Inch a Lady (1975), written and directed by Roberta Findlay". www.LifeHacker.com. Life Hacker. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Every Inch a Lady (1975), IMDb. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ A Woman's Torment
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lower, Clair (1 April 2022). "Liquid A$$ets (1982), written and directed by Roberta Findlay". www.LifeHacker.com. Life Hacker. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
Further reading
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nastasi, Alison (August 29, 2017). "Flavorwire Interview: Exploitation and Adult Cinema Icon Roberta Findlay on Making "Cheap" Movies, Getting Arrested with John Holmes, and Times Square's X-Rated Past". Flavorwire.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Roberta Findlay". The Rialto Report (Podcast). August 16, 2015.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Heller-Nicholas, Alexandra (September 2016). "What's Inside a Girl?: Porn, Horror and the Films of Roberta Findlay". Senses of Cinema.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Peary, Gerald (September 1978). "Woman in Porn: How Young Roberta Findlay Finally Grew Up and Made Snuff". Take One. p. 28.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Peter Alilunas, Whitney Strub (2023). ReFocus: The Films of Roberta Findlay. Edinburgh University Press.
External links
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