Subgenre Sampler
Another 9 1/2 Weeks (Love in Paris) (1997)- Dir. Anne Goursaud
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Angie Everhart, Steven Berkoff… - Depending on your sensibilities this Parisian set sequel either represents a career nadir for Rourke or some kind of gonzo triumph. Either way…
Mind Bender (1996)- Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. Terence Stamp, Ishai Golan - Ken Russell recreates the exploits of controversial spoon–bender and parapsychologist Uri Geller, but seems puzzlingly reluctant to provoke.…
Executions (1995)- Despite the exploitative title and subject, this in fact draws attention to the inhumanity of the death penalty and makes a case for its worldwide…
Dirty Weekend (1992)- Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Lia Williams - 'Death Wish' director Winner tweaks a familiar–sounding plot: here a stressed–out Lia Williams weekends in Brighton, to both relax and…
Robotrix (1991)- Dir. Luk Kim Ming
Feat. Amy Yip - A scientist's discovery that the mind of a dying person can be transferred to a robot leads to perversion. Controversial sci–fi/exploitation…
Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down (Atame!) (1989)
- Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Victoria Abril - A mental patient kidnaps his sexy B–movie idol in the hope that she will fall in love with him. Teasingly politically unsound, Almodovar…
Wired (1989)- Dir. Larry Peerce
Feat. John Belushi - Stylised, controversial biopic of ailed cult funnyman John Belushi. Not sanctioned by the Belushi estate but the warts–and–all depiction…
Liquid Sky (1983)
- Dir. Slava Tsukuman
Feat. Anne Carlisle, Paula E. Sheppard - A geniune punk artefact about an over–sexed woman who unwittingly hosts an alien parasite that kills off her lovers at the point of orgasm. Its…
Angel of Vengeance (Ms.45) (1981)- Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Zoë Tamerlis, Jack Thibeau - Surreal drama about a deaf–mute who seeks revenge after two sexual assaults. Taut and disturbing, with minimal dialogue, it has the distinction…
Themroc (1973)- Dir. Claude Faraldo
Feat. Michel Piccoli - Satirical in a most primitive, bestial way, this astonishing fable sees frustrated factory–worker Michel Piccoli cease to speak one morning,…
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