Review of sex, lies, and videotape (1989) by Nickthecritick — 18 Apr 2022
In Baton Rouge (Louisiana), a young rampant lawyer with a frigid wife and sister-in-law as a lover welcomes into his house an old school friend who, equipped with a videotape, undermines the balance of the family.
Acidulous, nice, cute conversational comedy in the context of a chamber cinema that becomes a reflection on voyeurism and audiovisual media: the video becomes a substitute for the Catholic confessor (or psychoanalyst) and a tool to drop the masks and stimulate new understood. What an impressive debut by Steven Sorerbergh.
This review of sex, lies, and videotape (1989) was written by Nickthecritick on 18 Apr 2022.
sex, lies, and videotape has generally received very positive reviews.
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