Between

‘The most accomplished of the films under discussion is undoubtedly Between by the West German Claudia Schillinger. Transferred to film from tape, and beautifully lit, shot and edited, Between consists of a rapid sequence on moments of sexual activity. The recurring image is of a naked woman with a strapped-on dildo, which she caresses in mock masturbation. In her gyrations in front of the camera, the familiar image of the go-go dancer is utterly subverted and transformed by the presence of the false penis. In subsequent scenes she caresses, fucks and buggers a variety of partners whose gender is never firmly established. At one point we think we see a man, his penis just visible in shadow at the extreme edge of frame, and yet…’ – Nicky Hamlyn, Performance Magazine.