i have see this film when first release in early 85. though the pacing be slow and deliberate i find myself hypnotically fasten to the visuals aid by a good john lurie score . this be one of the few film i have see where the long lingering visuals ( fulton fish market scene and etc ) and in it unflattering documentation of a bygone nyc era and actually add the sense of smell to picture . i could actually taste or smell time square while watch . there have be enough write about the plot or theme in others comment . though i find it an ambiguous film in that the character of christine awakening of alternative sexual desire seem to leave her more frustrated than fulfil . the pacing remind me in a good way of wim wenders early b and w drama . could someone please inform me though if that british accent woman at the bar be an uncredited gina birch of the raincoat . i grow up during that period in manhattan and especially around the sleaze of time square . so i may be simply nostalgic in an odd sense when i watch the film .