Review of sex, lies, and videotape (1989) by Benoit M — 01 Sep 2007
Steven Soderbergh has to be, still to this day, one of the greatest director alive, for the simple reason that he tries anything and everything and that he usually manages to succeed. With this first movie, he finds inspiration in theatre and theatrical languages.
There is a clear sense of Ibsen's A Doll House in Andie MacDowell's character. There is also the quartet feel that will later on be adopted in Closer, a play exploring similar themes that was later made into a movie by Mike Nichols.
"sex, lies, and videotape" has to be, still to this day, one of the most interesting exploration of human behaviors. If people sometimes feel as though realistic theatre, such as Ibsen, is now passé, there is clear evidence that its actuality lies withing cinema and directors such as Mr.
Soderbergh.
This review of sex, lies, and videotape (1989) was written by Benoit M on 01 Sep 2007.
sex, lies, and videotape has generally received very positive reviews.
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