A (1994)

Edie the faded starlet of A is not so much a literal figuration of a woman but a nightmare memory come to life Nothing in Prices cinema is quite what it appears to be Daytime broadcasts implode into personal confessions Edie is not Priceindrag but Price living within the ethos of the womans pictures that his mother obsessively tuned into when Price was growing up Audio recordings Price made with his sister Sally reenacting the films Streetcar Named Desire and Imitation of Life invade the film The memories engendered on these lazy afternoon are poured into Edies unsteady form A took years to film and the interior locales stretch out over 3 or 4 of Prices apartmentsit was a turbulent period of production in which Price became severely depressed and suffered a nearfatal accident while filming the suicide sequence