Dixon Carter Lee
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I rented a French film last night called "Romance" because I'd heard it was well written, and had a fair amount of eroticism. I expected a talky art house flick with occasional flashes of nudity, and got that, but I also wasn't expecting just how frankly the sex would be depicted. For those who prefer their porn "real", this is about as real as you're going to get in a mainstream film, sans a money shot.
I'm watching this flick, and there's talk and talk about how the boyfriend is no longer interested in sex, and about ten minutes into the picture the girl (quite beautiful in a disturbed, dark way) throws up the sheet and moves her hand below the screen, and you know she's trying to arouse her mate.
But then the camera dips down, and his semi-hard cock is exposed, peeking up from the sheets, and this mainstream actress is squeezing it. And then she puts it in her mouth!
Whoa. What the hell did I just rent? I check the DVD box. No, it's not some soft core or hardcore piece of crap – this is an actual fucking movie. It's been reviewed by Roger Ebert (three stars). It's got a plot and real actors.
The sex scenes are not about the sex, but about the people. And the whole thing is from a woman's point of view, written and directed by a woman. It's not about men's fantasies, but women's arousal.
Years ago Stanley Kubrick wondered what it would be like if a real filmmaker tried his hand at porn. Well, this is it.
Well, maybe no. Actually, it's not porn. You don't see cum. You don't see strap-ons. But, you do see erect cocks. You see condoms placed on erect cocks. You see the girl squeezing and sucking (softly) on cocks. You see the girl (softly) fingered. You see a finger inserted in a pussy, coming out wet (which is the point of the moment). You see bondage. You see furious fucking, and though you don't see the insertion of a cock in a pussy you're pretty sure it's happening. This is not your father's art house film.
There's a gynecological scene where a doctor and interns line up to stick their fingers into this young actress' pussy – and they actually do it. There's a fantasy scene with a hell of a lot of copulation involving women who are lying halfway through a wall, all quiet and sweet on one side, the side where their heads are, and a pornographic orgy on the other side, where they're pussies lay exposed to and abused by aroused men. It's weird, but not so much for the sex, but for the way the girl having the fantasy sees herself, as separated from her cunt.
Many of the passages are over-long, and border on silly, as the characters heap clunky analytical prose on each other about "passion", but maybe it was the English translation.
At any rate, if you haven't seen it, it's worth a rental. Blockbuster won't have it (no movies above an R rating for them), so you'll have to go elsewhere. Here's a link to a review: http://movie-reviews.colossus.net/movies/r/romance.html
I'm watching this flick, and there's talk and talk about how the boyfriend is no longer interested in sex, and about ten minutes into the picture the girl (quite beautiful in a disturbed, dark way) throws up the sheet and moves her hand below the screen, and you know she's trying to arouse her mate.
But then the camera dips down, and his semi-hard cock is exposed, peeking up from the sheets, and this mainstream actress is squeezing it. And then she puts it in her mouth!
Whoa. What the hell did I just rent? I check the DVD box. No, it's not some soft core or hardcore piece of crap – this is an actual fucking movie. It's been reviewed by Roger Ebert (three stars). It's got a plot and real actors.
The sex scenes are not about the sex, but about the people. And the whole thing is from a woman's point of view, written and directed by a woman. It's not about men's fantasies, but women's arousal.
Years ago Stanley Kubrick wondered what it would be like if a real filmmaker tried his hand at porn. Well, this is it.
Well, maybe no. Actually, it's not porn. You don't see cum. You don't see strap-ons. But, you do see erect cocks. You see condoms placed on erect cocks. You see the girl squeezing and sucking (softly) on cocks. You see the girl (softly) fingered. You see a finger inserted in a pussy, coming out wet (which is the point of the moment). You see bondage. You see furious fucking, and though you don't see the insertion of a cock in a pussy you're pretty sure it's happening. This is not your father's art house film.
There's a gynecological scene where a doctor and interns line up to stick their fingers into this young actress' pussy – and they actually do it. There's a fantasy scene with a hell of a lot of copulation involving women who are lying halfway through a wall, all quiet and sweet on one side, the side where their heads are, and a pornographic orgy on the other side, where they're pussies lay exposed to and abused by aroused men. It's weird, but not so much for the sex, but for the way the girl having the fantasy sees herself, as separated from her cunt.
Many of the passages are over-long, and border on silly, as the characters heap clunky analytical prose on each other about "passion", but maybe it was the English translation.
At any rate, if you haven't seen it, it's worth a rental. Blockbuster won't have it (no movies above an R rating for them), so you'll have to go elsewhere. Here's a link to a review: http://movie-reviews.colossus.net/movies/r/romance.html
