Young Cheryl (Ayn Ruymen) moves into her Aunt Martha's (Lucille Benson) rundown hotel in L.A. Unfortunately the hotel offers a bevy of senile old folks, weirdos and creeps. She immediately starts to receive anonymous messages from someone peeping at her through the walls. But the attention seems to turn Cheryl on and, after uncovering the stalker's identity, she begins to become obsessed with him. What a sick and twisted little masterpiece from Paul Bartel. I've only seen three of his films (DEATH RACE 2000, EATING RAOUL, SCENES FROM...) before this and this rocketed to no. 1 on my list. I'm not saying the others are bad by any means but this movie is so unique in its quirky personality. It is hard to believe it was made in 1972. The film also has a unique and surprising twist that must have been quite groundbreaking back in the day (and - spoilers - beat THE CRYING GAME by over 20 years). Ayn Ruymen is quite the hottie as well. Definitely check it out.
Review of Private Parts
