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Female Perversions
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 | Female Perversions is a 1997 film directed by Susan Streitfeld. It stars Amy Madigan & Tilda Swinton. Posters Of Female Perversions |
The salacious title may suggest a knockabout sex romp, but in reality this is an art house movie. It brings with it many recognisable traits of that genre, both good & bad.
The story centres on a high-powered female lawyer played - for the most part convincingly - by Tilda Swinton. The themes dealt with as the film unfolds are control, sexual desire, self-doubt, sibling relationship & self-destruction. Incidental to this is the main characters open bisexuality.
As with many an art house film the plot is thin, though there is a unifying thread. The first half of the film has enough content to keep the viewer interested, but as the mood darkens the piece slows down. Expect something with the pace of say, Paris Texas, & you will not be disappointed.
Cinematography & locations are at times stunning though inconsistent. Performances are strong but the director often creates a self consciously arty atmosphere that can alienate the less forgiving viewer.
One jarring note was a rather amateur technical side. We are treated - incredibly -to an ever-present boom microphone visibly hovering above the characters heads, or reflected off shiny surfaces. The director Susan Streitfeld should hang her head in shame! The visual rendition on DVD is sumptuous though, albeit in 4:3 ratio.
That aside, this film is worth a look at this price, if only for some of the stunning camera work. And it will get you thinking, unlike most Hollywood offerings. Students of film & cinematography buffs may especially gain something from it. Dont take my word - make up your own mind.
Amy Madigan is an American actress. Madigan is probably best known for her role as Annie Kinsella in the 1989 film Field of Dreams. Madigan was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her father is John Madigan, a Chicago-area radio personality. Amy Madigan was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in the 1985 film Twice in a Lifetime. Madigan is currently starring in the HBO series Carnivāle as Iris Crowe, the sister & sometime lover of sinister preacher Justin Crowe. Madigan is also a political activist; among other things, she has served on the national board of NARAL Pro-Choice America, a pro-choice /womens rights organisation. Madigan has been married to actor Ed Harris since 1983. The couple have one child together, a daughter, Lily.
Posters Of Female PerversionsEditors Choice: Female Perversions, Field Of Dreams, The Dark Half, View DVDology
Katherine Mathilda Swinton is a British actress with copper-red hair & milk-pale skin. She is 511 in height. She has also appeared in a music video for Orbital called The Box. Her Mother is Australian. She lives in Scotland, United Kingdom, with her husband John Byrne & two children. She attended the same school as Diana, Princess of Wales. Tilda Swinton became notorious for a brief period in 1995 when she appeared as a live exhibit in the Serpentine Gallery in London. For a week, she was on display to the public, asleep or apparently so, in a glass case. The following year, the performance, entitled The Maybe, was repeated at a gallery in Rome. She sat in the 2004 Cannes filmjury together with Quentin Tarantino among others. Teknolust. as Rosetta, Ruby, Marinne, Olivia. Love Is the Devil. as Muriel Belcher. Conceiving Ada. as Ada Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace. Female Perversions. as Evelyn Eve/Evie Stephens. Remembrance of Things Fast. True Stories Visual Lies. Egomania - Insel ohne Hoffnung. Sally.
Posters Of Tilda SwintonEditors Choice: The Chronicles Of Narnia, The Beach, Thumbsucker, The Statement, Young Adam, Female Perversions, Possible Worlds, The Deep End, View DVDology