Scarlet Diva (2000)

SCARLET DIVA  (2000)  ¢ 1/2
    D: Asia Argento
    Asia Argento, Jean Shepard, Vera Gemma, 
    Herbert Fritsch, Fabio Camilli, Daria Nicolodi
Asia Argento wrote and directed this gloomy character study about a movie-star actress whose life is coming apart. As a filmmaker, Argento doesn't mind making her self-absorbed, self-destructive heroine (played by Argento) look unappealing. So you get to see Asia shaving her armpits. And smearing makeup all over her face. And getting all ratty and strung-out on drugs. And engaged in some fairly unelegant humping. What she doesn't do is give you much of a reason to care. She has interesting tattoos, though.