director: Claire
Denis
starring: Vincent Gallo · Beatrice Dalle · Tricia Vessey
· Florence Loiret-Caille
Depending on which
critic you listen to, this movie is either a "modern masterpiece
of cinematic art" or an "excessive, arthouse gorefest with no
redeeming value." Ever since its premiere at Cannes in 2002 - amid
reports of two women fainting during the "devouring" scene -
this film has received an amazing array of both high praise and utter
damnation. Simply... it's one of the most controversial movies of the
new millennium. And a fully uncut version is finally
available!
Shane and June are
American newlyweds visiting Paris, but this is no ordinary honeymoon.
Shane is a man possessed - overwhelmed by dark sexual emotions. He spends
each day away from his new wife, desperately searching for an old colleague,
Dr. Leo Semeneau, with whom he had worked on revolutionary brain experiments
dealing with the link between lust and craving. Shane is hoping to find
a cure for a madness which infects his very soul... during sex he cannot
control an overriding desire to consume the body of his partner.
A
French film; widescreen, uncut (100 min.) version in DVD encoded for
ALL REGIONS, playable on any American DVD machine; in English language
with removable English or Chinese subtitles as an option.
Graphic Violence/Adult
Material/Nudity/
Drugs/Gore
For Adult Audiences
