The Woman Chaser (Robinson Devor, 1999)

A black and white still from The Woman Chaser. A man and woman sit in two armchairs. The woman drinks as the man, cigarette in hand, speaks to her.

Sunday 27.10.24 @ OFFLINE | 16.00
1hr 31m | DCP | 25th Anniversary

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Used car salesman Richard Hudson (Patrick Warburton) tries to give his life meaning by creating a work of art.

“We’re trying to make audiences feel like they’re discovering some wild, lost film-noir jewel shot in Los Angeles in 1960, and yet simultaneously confound them with a perversity that would never have been permitted in a film of that era.” 
Robinson Devor

A should-have-been-starkmaking turn for Patrick Warburton (Family Guy, Seinfeld) and first-time writer-director Robinson Devor, The Woman Chaser wowed turn-of-the-millenium festival critics then disappeared for years, mostly due to music rights issues, after a limited theatrical release. Charles “Cockfighter” Willeford’s source novel (“a psycho pulp classic”, per Devor, originally titled The Director) has been described as a “pitilessly hilarious dissection of the American male psyche”, and the film follows suit perfectly. Beautifully shot in crisp, noirish black and white, The Woman Chaser turns the male gaze on a void-like mirror.

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NB the entire Weird Weekend programme is presented with descriptive subtitles and optional audio description.

Thanks to Tarmac Films & Screen Scotland

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