When Corky (Gina Gershon), fresh of out of prison, and Violet (Jennifer Tilly), the girlfriend of a mobster, meet, it’s love — or at least lust — at first sight. Soon, they’re planning on how to fleece $2 million from Violet’s violent and unpredictable worse-half, Caesar (Joe Pantoliano). As their affair and their plan get more intense and complicated, the question becomes less “Will they pull it off?” and more “Will anyone make it out alive?”
One of the best films of the ’90s, the Wachowski Sisters’ Bound has also been deemed a quintessential piece of queer cinema, as discussed by Vulture, Elle, and Harper’s Bazaar. For a more in-depth look at the steamy noir, check out Collider’s extensive recent interview with stars Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly; McKenzie Wark’s essay for the Criterion Collection; the Guardian‘s argument for how the film was a “test-run” for the Wachowskis’ next film, The Matrix; and MUBI’s primer on ’90s erotic thrillers, which contextualizes the landscape Bound was situated in when it was released.
Don’t miss Bound at IU Cinema this Friday!
“Bound is one of those movies that works you up, wrings you out and leaves you gasping. It’s pure cinema, spread over several genres.” — Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Bound will be playing at IU Cinema on November 15 at 10pm as part of the Q+ series.