'Andy Warhol's Women' German film poster (1971)

Women in Revolt is a 1971 American satirical film produced by Andy Warhol and directed by Paul Morrissey. It was initially released as Andy Warhol's Women. The film stars Jackie Curtis, Candy Darling (pictured), and Holly Woodlawn, three superstars of Warhol's Factory scene. It also features soundtrack music by John Cale.

'At the time of Women in Revolt’s initial release in 1971, as today, critics and fans alike questioned the intentions of Paul Morrissey’s stylised satire on the Women’s Liberation Movement. As a right-wing man, Morrissey’s writing of the script – which starred three transgender women, Jackie Curtis, Candy Darling and Holly Woodlawn, whose attempt to form a women’s lib group called P.I.G. (Politically Involved Girls) ultimately leads each to tragedy – can be perceived as problematic. The fact it is produced by Andy Warhol only adds another layer to this; some suggest the film is his mocking reaction to radical feminist and writer of the SCUM Manifesto Valerie Solanas’ attempt to kill him. Despite all of this, the film shines. The script is brought to life through the often improvised performances of Curtis, Darling and Woodlawn. They are three women, each following a different path, and united for one reason: liberation from societal oppression and “from being exploited”.
Women in Revolt is still radical for many reasons. Not only does it, albeit satirically, address the trials, tribulations and trauma of women, both cis- and transgendered, in daily life, but it also comments on the age old narrative of women’s demise in the pursuit of success – or here, liberation – through sex, glamour, money and sin. And in the film, it is the clothes that become the signifiers of these things throughout each character’s journey. Jackie, Candy and Holly’s style isn’t so much costume as individual and sartorial expression of identity: clothes become symbols for the oppressive society in which they live, as well as of the lives they want to lead.' - Mollie Pyne 

Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol's Women
Film poster
23.25 x 33 inches
1971