Sex – MovieLog

Breaking The Waves (1996)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 11:23:26 +0000

Drama set in a repressed, deeply religious community in the north of Scotland, where a naive young woman named Bess McNeil meets and falls in love with Danish oil-rig worker Jan. Bess and Jan are deeply in love but, when Jan returns to his rig, Bess prays to God that he returns for good. Jan does return, his neck broken in an accident aboard the rig. Because of his condition, Jan and Bess are now unable to enjoy a sexual relationship and Jan urges Bess to take another lover and tell him the details. As Bess becomes more and more deviant in her sexual behavior, the more she comes to believe that her actions are guided by God and are helping Jan recover., p class=’origtitle’>Breaking The Waves

Love is a mighty power.

Lars von Trier

Spain, Denmark, Sweden, France, Netherlands, Norway, Iceland

7.8

IMDb

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Go (1999)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 11:23:05 +0000

Told from three perspectives, a story of a bunch of young Californians trying to get some cash, do and deal some drugs, score money and sex in Las Vegas, and generally experience the rush of life.

Viviendo sin límites, o – A Vida Começa às 3 da Manhã, o – Das Leben beginnt erst um 3.00 Uhr morgens, o – Una notte da dimenticare, o!, o! – Sex, Drugs & Rave’n’Roll, reni, a vida sin limites, yomás, ense límit, amos Nessa

When the lights go down, the world is yours.

Doug Liman

USA

7.2

IMDb

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American Nightmare, The (2000)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 11:23:03 +0000

Horror films have often been more than simple scares. At their best, they reflect society’s anxiety’s and concerns. In this film, major horror film makers such as George Romero and Tobe Hooper discuss the creation of their films in the 1960s and ’70s and how they related to contemporary events while interviewed intellectuals give their own opinions.

American Nightmare, The

A celebration of Films from Horror’s Golden Age of Fright.

Adam Simon

USA, UK

7.3

IMDb

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River’s Edge (1986)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 11:23:01 +0000

A high school slacker commits a shocking act and proceeds to let his friends in on the secret. However, the friends’ reaction is almost as ambiguous and perplexing as the crime itself.

River’s Edge

The most controversial film you will see this year.

Tim Hunter

USA

IMDb

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Getaway, The (1994)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 11:22:36 +0000

Doc McCoy is put in prison because his partners chickened out and flew off without him after exchanging a prisoner with a lot of money. Doc knows Jack Benyon, a rich business-man, is up to something big, so he tells his wife (Carol McCoy) to tell him that he’s for sale if Benyon can get him out of prison. Benyon pulls some strings and Doc McCoy is released again. Unfortunately he has to cooperate with the same person that got him to prison.

Getaway, The

Choosing between love and money is one thing. Getting away with both is something else

Roger Donaldson

USA, Japan

5.5

IMDb

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Rapture, The (1991)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 10:41:23 +0000

This is the story of a young woman (who lives in Los Angeles) with a very boring job. At night however, she and a male partner cruise the bars as swingers. After a time, she begins to believe that a conspiracy exists and decides that she must become a born-again Christian. The movie presents an interesting view of how even the most unlikely person might become born-again.

Rapture, The

Michael Tolkin

USA

6.6

IMDb

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Alfie (2004)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 10:41:22 +0000

In Manhattan, the British limousine driver Alfie is surrounded by beautiful women, most of them clients, and he lives as a Don Juan, having one night stands with all of them and without any sort of commitment. His girl-friend and single-mother Julie is quite upset with the situation and his best friends are his colleague Marlon and his girl-friend Lonette. Alfie has a brief affair with Lonette, and the consequences of his act forces Alfie to reflect and wonder about his life style.

Alfie

Meet a man who never met a woman he didn’t love.

Charles Shyer

UK, USA

6.1

IMDb

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Dead Mans Shoes (2004)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 10:41:17 +0000

Richard returns home from military service to a small town in the Midlands. He has one thing on his mind: revenge. Payback for the local bullies who did some very bad things to his brother. At first his campaign employs guerrilla tactics, designed to frighten the men and put them ill at ease. But then he steps up his operation, and one by one these local tough guys are picked off by the terrifying angel of vengeance that Richard has become.

Dead Man’s Shoes

He’s in all of us.

Shane Meadows

7.7

IMDb

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Sex, Lies, And Videotape (1989)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 10:41:16 +0000

Ann is married to John, who is having an affair with her sister Cynthia. Ann’s a quiet type and unwilling to let herself go. When John’s old friend, Graham, shows up, all their lives change. Graham likes to videotape interviews with women.

Sex, Lies, And Videotape

Steven Soderbergh

USA

7.1

IMDb

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45 (2006)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 10:41:09 +0000

Kate and her brutish boyfriend Big Al sell handguns on the streets of New York. She’s smart, stylish, and self-confident, but all that leaves her when Al, in a jealous and self-indulgent rage, beats her. Three friends encourage her recovery: Vic, a woman who would like to be Kate’s lover; Reilly, who runs with Al but also is attracted to Kate and repulsed by Al’s violence; and, Liz, the counselor assigned to Kate from a battered-women’s program. Vic and Reilly talk about killing Al, Liz gives pep talks; Kate remains frightened. Will Al’s menace and Kate’s dependency hold sway?

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Nobody does revenge like a woman.

Gary Lennon

USA

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