Rape (1969)

This film is from the point of view of a cameraman following a young woman through the streets of a city. He chases her down an alley and knocks her over, in a symbolic form of video assault. No dialogue.

Directors:

John Lennon, Yoko Ono

Writers:

John Lennon, Yoko Ono

Stars:

Nicholas D. Knowland, Eva Majlath

Cast

Credited cast:
Nicholas D. Knowland	...	Self (voice) (as Nic Knowland)
Eva Majlath	...	Self

Storyline

This film is from the point of view of a cameraman following a young woman through the streets of a city. He chases her down an alley and knocks her over, in a symbolic form of video assault. No dialogue.

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Plot Keywords:

avant garde | experimental film | stalking | harassment | subjective camera | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Two of the film's tiny production became victims of murder. The film's subject (Eva Majlath) was murdered in 2008 by an employee who beat her to death and set her corpse on fire before burying it in the woods. The film's co-director (John Lennon) was murdered in 1980 by a fan who shot him outside his residence.

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Connections

Referenced in Stalk Her (2018)

User Reviews

voyeurs attention!

okay, so now I know John Lennon had some weird kind of humor. his movie 'Erection' was about a house, 'Rape' is about stalking some girl, what will be next? I don't know, because I was unfamiliar with Lennon's movies until now. but I like him better when he sings. his movies are not of great quality. and I mean this: if John Lennon would desperately want to videotape you without your permission, you should be proud about it instead of avoiding him and his camera for about 80 minutes. and if you even don't like to do that, the least you can do is asking him for an autograph. that would be so much wiser than to go away, acting as if you don't know him. I mean, BEEP, he is John Lennon, one of the greatest songwriters ever lived! how can you ignore someone like him? and if it's true that she is just an actress, she acts very poorly! her looks for instance: it's as if she is a doll that lives (and I don't mean the bride of Chucky).

and if you're making a movie about how society stalks everybody, why don't you just call it 'Stalking'?

Details

Country:

Austria

Release Date:

December 1969 (USA)

Also Known As:

Voldtægt

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Color:

Color