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Indie Sex: Extremes
Documentary
Director: Lisa Ades
Orchard Films
Orchard Films
Host Dita von Teese explores the controversial subject of sex in cinema in this series produced for The Independent Film Channel, and featuring candid interviews with such controversial filmmakers as Gregg Araki, Larry Clark, Atom Egoyan, and John Cameron Mitchell. Whose responsibility is it to decide just what's appropriate for the silver screen, and what crosses the line into pornography or bad taste? An essential part of the cinema since the inception of the art form, sex continues to be a subject that polarizes audiences and divides critics. In this series, movie lovers get the rare opportunity to find out firsthand exactly how the filmmakers, industry heavyweights, and special interest groups on both sides of the issue have entered into a seemingly endless battle over the depiction of human sexuality that continues to this very day, and shows no signs of ceasing anytime soon. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi (Fandango)
Last night I was searching the internet for an article of clothing I saw in an advertisemet that was not about that article of clothing and Don was incharge of finding something to watch. Neither of us were aware our cable service included Sundance but boredom is a precursor of exploration, I guess, so we ventured into the mega high numbered channels and came upon Sundance. It was showing a documentary about sex in films.
As we all know, sex in films right now is a big topic of discussion for Fifty Shades of reason. It is often asked how that will be made into a film that is not X-Rated?
- If you're really doing it is it acting or is it just real sex on camera?
- It was discussed as a reality facter. Well, we could look at it as a range: we see actual kisses on screen which is as intimate as it gets, so why not sex? I think it is because there is a range of what is considered acceptable on screen and something you can do with your clothes on like kissing is simply more accessible. After all, what if in a horror movie the actors were really injured and not just injured in simulation. It would be more real, but would it be better film making?
- Is reality the point of non-documentary film? We know film is make believe and media experts like Marshall McLuhan theorized about what engaged the brain actively or not in watching visual media. Something where the viewer has to fill in the blanks was theorized to be more engaging.
Needless to say, it is a complex topic involving social and artistic mores that has me thinking about the issue. And, the issue isn't dead; in Zemanta, a series of articles came up about a film by Lars von Trier starring Shia LaBeouf in which the sex will be real. LaBeouf says:
“It is Lars von Trier, making a movie about what he’s making. For instance, there’s a disclaimer at the top of the script that basically says we’re doing it for real. Everything that is illegal, we’ll shoot in blurred images. Other than that, everything is happening,” the “Transformers” star said. “It’s going to be a wild movie.” 987AmpRadio
What do you think about it?
