New Restoration Trailer for 4K Update of Lizzie Borden's 'Working Girls'

by Alex Billington June 6, 2021Source: Vimeo “I like being the center of attention.” Janus Films has released a new trailer for the 4K restoration and re-release of the 1986 “controversial” film Working Girls, from writer / director Lizzie Borden. Inspired by the experiences of sex workers Borden met while making her iconic Born in Films, it was her second feature film first released in theaters in 1987. It originally premiered at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival, then won a Special Jury Prize playing at the Sundance Film Festival in 1987. The film takes us through a day in the life of several prostitutes working in an upscale Manhattan brothel. A stark portrayal of the women prostitutes, the male customers and the motivations of both. Watch as the madam manipulates her “girls”. Watch as she answers the phone by saying “Hello John, what’s new and different?” Watch as the “johns” try to manipulate the girls. “Part nudie exploitation, part sociological thesis.” Ultimately offering “an empathetic, humanizing, often humorous depiction of women for whom this work is just another day at the office.” Get a peek below. Here’s the official 4K restoration trailer (+ two posters) for Lizzie Borden’s Working Girls,…
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