Review of The Duke of Burgundy (2015) by Adrian S — 11 Jul 2015
An erotic and terrifically-lensed S&M drama involving a kinky love affair between a (gasp!) moth professor and her maid. Peter Strickland, of the boring but well-crafted giallo horror revival piece Berberian Sound Studio, is a technical maverick! Every frame drips with sexual tension and permeates with metaphors, leaving room for your (wild) imagination yet tightly woven to its central theme.
While Berberian was an exercise in stylistic indulgence, Strickland takes more care to explore the undercurrents of the S&M relationship and upends our own presumptions. More psychologically suggestive than certain, The Duke of Burgundy certainly offers more than 50 shades of grey.
Fans of Jane Campion and Peter Greenaway will certainly lap this up!
This review of The Duke of Burgundy (2015) was written by Adrian S on 11 Jul 2015.
The Duke of Burgundy has generally received positive reviews.
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