Sex, lies and video
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Sex, lies and video |
| Original title | Sex, Lies, and Videotape |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1989 |
| length | 101 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
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| Director | Steven Soderbergh |
| script | Steven Soderbergh |
| production | Morgan Mason , Robert F. Newmyer , Nancy Tenenbaum , Nick Wechsler |
| music | Cliff Martinez |
| camera | Walt Lloyd |
| cut | Steven Soderbergh |
| occupation | |
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Sex, Lies, and Video (Original title: Sex, Lies, and Videotape ) is an American feature film from 1989. The director was Steven Soderbergh , who also wrote the screenplay . The leading roles were played by James Spader and Andie MacDowell .
action
Ann is married to John, who cheats on her with her sister, Cynthia. She meets shy Graham, a former friend of John's. Ann helps wandering Graham find a new apartment.
Graham does not lead a sexual life, but rather records stories of women on videotapes. When her sister Cynthia lets Graham film her, Ann is outraged. Her outrage rises when she learns that Cynthia was masturbating while filming.
Ann asks her husband directly if he's having an affair, which the latter denies. The next day, however, Ann finds her sister's earring in her apartment, whereupon she drives to Graham, who is also filming her. Upon her return, she reports to John about the recording. John drives over to Graham, hits him and watches the tape. Then Ann tells of her barely existent sexual life, finally she takes the camera and questions Graham. She makes it clear to him that the woman he had a relationship with nine years ago cannot possibly wait for him.
Ann demands a divorce from the returned John. She makes up with her sister. In the last scene, she drives to Graham, sits down next to him and takes his hand.
Reviews
- Heyne Filmjahrbuch 1990: “ The film is a clever, sensitive discourse about lust and frustration, healthy and messed up relationships, the tough and the delicate in the clinch of the sexes. "
- Lexicon of the international film : “ Subtle and witty examination of sexuality and partnership. "
Awards
Steven Soderbergh was nominated for the following film awards: Oscar , BAFTA Award , César , Golden Globe and Writers Guild of America Award . He won the Palme d'Or , the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival and the Independent Spirit Award .
Laura San Giacomo was nominated for a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award; it won the Independent Spirit Award and the Chicago Film Critics Association Award in two categories.
James Spader won the Cannes Film Festival's Best Actor Award and was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award.
Andie MacDowell won the Independent Spirit Award, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe.
Robert F. Newmyer received another Independent Spirit Award for producing the film. The film was also nominated for the Artios Award from the Casting Society of America .
In 2006 Sex, Lies, and Video was added to the National Film Registry .
Remarks
The production cost is said to have been 1.2 million US dollars , and the shooting took place in Baton Rouge . The film premiered in January 1989 at the Sundance Film Festival , where Soderbergh's directorial work was awarded the first ever audience award.
Web links
- Sex, lies and videotape in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Sex, Lies, and Videotape atRotten Tomatoes(English)
- Complete screenplay (Engl.) ( Memento of 21 October 2007 at the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sex, Lies, and Video. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed January 2, 2017 .