for a song written by Mayo Thompson of the Red Krayola, a member of the artists' group Art & Language. Borden used nonprofessional actors and the film was produced in a gritty, pseudo-documentary style. One reviewer noted that it pieces together a "disjunctive collage of women's individual and collective work." Born in Flames premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and has won several awards. It was named one of "The Most Important 50 Independent Films" by Filmmaker magazine and has been the subject of extensive feminist analysis, including that of Teresa de Lauretis. Borden's next film, Working Girls, depicted the lives of sex workers and maintains some of the stylistic and thematic features of her debut, but is more mainstream in its approach. The film was inspired by some of the women who participated in the making of Born in Flames, who coincidentally supported themselves through prostitution. Although Working Girls addresses the subject of prostitution in great detail, Borden prefers the film to be discussed as a narrative fiction film rather than as a documentary. The film was intended to be a "backstage" look at prostitution. In a New York Times review, Vincent Canby writes, "Working Girls, though a work of fiction, sounds as authentic as might a documentary about coal miners." The film portrays prostitution as an often tedious, sometimes depressing, occasionally interesting or funny job. The main character, Molly (portrayed by Louise Smith), claims to have a degree from Yale and is a lesbian in her private life. Borden wrote, directed and produced the film, which premiered in May 1986 at the 39th Cannes Film Festival after being selected for the Directors' Fortnight. The following January, the film debuted at the 1987 Sundance Film Festival where it won a Special Jury Prize and was picked up for distribution by Miramax Films. Hollywood film career Miramax gave Borden a budget of $6 million and a script for Love Crimes, her first Hollywood feature (and her first film based on another writer's script). It was intended as an erotic thriller, but Borden envisioned it as centered more on a woman's genuine sexual feelings. The original script by Allan Moyle was rewritten by Laurie Frank, a female screenwriter specifically requested by Borden. The film starred Sean Young and Patrick Bergin. Love Crimes was subjected to much studio interference and it fell victim to Hollywood attitudes regarding sex on screen in the