Lizzie Borden
About
Biography
Biography
Made her name as an independent New York filmmaker with the acclaimed feature "Born in Flames" (1982), shot on a budget of approximately $30,000. Borden has gone on to shape a cinema primarily concerned with the representation of women in contemporary society, and received widespread attention for "Working Girls" (1986), an incisive, witty probe of workaday life in a well-appointed brothel. She made her mainstream Hollywood debut with the $6 million-plus sexual thriller, "Love Crimes" (1992) about an assistant district attorney (Sean Young) obsessed with a con man (Patrick Bergin) who seduces women in order to rob them by posing as a famous fashion photographer. Subsequently, Borden turned to the small screen helming episodes of soft-core cable series (i.e. "Red Shoe Diaries" Showtime).
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Cast (Feature Film)
Writer (Feature Film)
Producer (Feature Film)
Editing (Feature Film)
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Life Events
1976
Amateur film directing debut with the experimental feature-length "Regroupings" (16mm), no longer extant; shown a couple of times in New York
1983
Gained recognition as writer, producer and director of debut theatrical feature "Born in Flames"
1992
Directed first Hollywood feature, "Love Crimes"
