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56 of 59 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is one of the greatest movies I've ever seen. This is the reason why I trawl through dreadful pretentious French movies, because they have an annoying habit of making the occasional great film.
That bit in Mulholland Drive two hours in when the two female characters have sex was an interesting scene. Well imagine a film that has scenes like that (both in content and power) every five or so minutes. This film makes so-called erotic films like Eyes Wide Shut and Basic Instinct look laughable. It's brief shot of the orgy at the end alone makes Eyes Wide Shut look pathetic.
If you're searching for the world's best porn film then you've found it. It's very graphic and if you were to say to me that the BBFC are a bunch of prudes then I would laugh at you. How this has an 18 certificate amazes me.
It has well drawn characters, has a real plot of substance and is also a fast paced movie. The film is almost without pretensions, which is almost unheard of from a French film. Whatever few pretentious bits there are, I found to be completely acceptable. Some people might balk at the direction the film takes in the last forty or so minutes, but I think it made complete sense. I got it. I was on the film's wavelength so I accepted every odd curve the film threw at me.
It also has a very striking opening when a private moment turns out to be not so private when the camera pans. I knew she was in a theatre, but I was shocked at how public a performance it was.
If you like the great surrealist film Belle De Jour (about a bored housewife who joins a brothel) then this is a must see. Also I would recommend the excellent Death In A French Garden, an explicit thriller from the 80's.
That bit in Mulholland Drive two hours in when the two female characters have sex was an interesting scene. Well imagine a film that has scenes like that (both in content and power) every five or so minutes. This film makes so-called erotic films like Eyes Wide Shut and Basic Instinct look laughable. It's brief shot of the orgy at the end alone makes Eyes Wide Shut look pathetic.
If you're searching for the world's best porn film then you've found it. It's very graphic and if you were to say to me that the BBFC are a bunch of prudes then I would laugh at you. How this has an 18 certificate amazes me.
It has well drawn characters, has a real plot of substance and is also a fast paced movie. The film is almost without pretensions, which is almost unheard of from a French film. Whatever few pretentious bits there are, I found to be completely acceptable. Some people might balk at the direction the film takes in the last forty or so minutes, but I think it made complete sense. I got it. I was on the film's wavelength so I accepted every odd curve the film threw at me.
It also has a very striking opening when a private moment turns out to be not so private when the camera pans. I knew she was in a theatre, but I was shocked at how public a performance it was.
If you like the great surrealist film Belle De Jour (about a bored housewife who joins a brothel) then this is a must see. Also I would recommend the excellent Death In A French Garden, an explicit thriller from the 80's.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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This film is an answer to anyone who has ever wondered whether it is possible to make a film where erotic scenes form an organic part of a drama without somehow overbalancing it.
For me, the only such scene that actually worked was number two, where the "innocent" of the two female leads is talked through masturbation. The opening sex show sequence left me cold, despite the obvious qualifications of Coralie Revel, and the subsequent ones became, again for me, less convincing as they became more ambitious. I should say here, so that we all know what we're talking about, that none are hard core or explicit: there is a glimpse of an erect penis in the totally unconvincing orgy scene at the end, but no visibly penetrative sex.
That brings me to another question. Now that the Internet is awash with free pornography, will soft porn scenes titillate the viewers at all? I think not unless they are very well done, as is the one that I mention above, where Sabrina Seyvecou shows herself (if you'll forgive the expression) to be a superb actress. It seems to me that having spent the last fifty years tempting cinemagoers in with steadily more explicit sex scenes, the industry really has reached the point where it's just not going to work any more.
However, this film has more going for it. It's a very odd mix of soft porn and serious drama and the serious drama, with typically French existential musings towards the end (including the use by the demonic hero Christophe of the passé simple) is on the whole remarkably well done. I should also add, for the benefit of anyone following the French dialogue, that the French is good, so despite the fairly humble social circumstances of our two upwardly-mobile heroines, this is really a bourgeois film.
So does it work as a serious drama? I think it does, though as is so often case with films that set out to be titillating, enjoying it does require a certain suspension of disbelief. The behaviour of the women didn't strike me as psychologically convincing and that does matter, not just for the drama but for the sex scenes as well. For me, if women are behaving like no women I've ever met, I find it unconvincing on any level.
Finally, as other reviewers have said, the film does fall down towards the end and its whole drift becomes overblown, though the cultural references to Egyptian and Roman times are, I take it, intended as a justification for the incest of Christophe with his sister. These final scenes do, however, underline the emptiness and futility of a ruthless pursuit of erotic pleasure. On the whole, this film is a remarkable piece of work that deserves to be seen.
For me, the only such scene that actually worked was number two, where the "innocent" of the two female leads is talked through masturbation. The opening sex show sequence left me cold, despite the obvious qualifications of Coralie Revel, and the subsequent ones became, again for me, less convincing as they became more ambitious. I should say here, so that we all know what we're talking about, that none are hard core or explicit: there is a glimpse of an erect penis in the totally unconvincing orgy scene at the end, but no visibly penetrative sex.
That brings me to another question. Now that the Internet is awash with free pornography, will soft porn scenes titillate the viewers at all? I think not unless they are very well done, as is the one that I mention above, where Sabrina Seyvecou shows herself (if you'll forgive the expression) to be a superb actress. It seems to me that having spent the last fifty years tempting cinemagoers in with steadily more explicit sex scenes, the industry really has reached the point where it's just not going to work any more.
However, this film has more going for it. It's a very odd mix of soft porn and serious drama and the serious drama, with typically French existential musings towards the end (including the use by the demonic hero Christophe of the passé simple) is on the whole remarkably well done. I should also add, for the benefit of anyone following the French dialogue, that the French is good, so despite the fairly humble social circumstances of our two upwardly-mobile heroines, this is really a bourgeois film.
So does it work as a serious drama? I think it does, though as is so often case with films that set out to be titillating, enjoying it does require a certain suspension of disbelief. The behaviour of the women didn't strike me as psychologically convincing and that does matter, not just for the drama but for the sex scenes as well. For me, if women are behaving like no women I've ever met, I find it unconvincing on any level.
Finally, as other reviewers have said, the film does fall down towards the end and its whole drift becomes overblown, though the cultural references to Egyptian and Roman times are, I take it, intended as a justification for the incest of Christophe with his sister. These final scenes do, however, underline the emptiness and futility of a ruthless pursuit of erotic pleasure. On the whole, this film is a remarkable piece of work that deserves to be seen.
27 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is quite an interesting film....sort of a cross between In the Company of Men and Eyes Wide Shut. Two women (one confident, one less so) meet up and decide to use their sexuality to boost their careers. Some of the dialogue, particuarly in the earlier scenes, is quite perceptive and honest.
As the women embark on their conquests, the film inevitably take a dark turn as they come across the outright predator at the top of the organisation. The plot does border a little on the ridiculous at time but it is served up with a no end of style. Well worth a view....sexy, very French, perceptive and edgy.
As the women embark on their conquests, the film inevitably take a dark turn as they come across the outright predator at the top of the organisation. The plot does border a little on the ridiculous at time but it is served up with a no end of style. Well worth a view....sexy, very French, perceptive and edgy.
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A gentle introduction!!
This film is a gentle introduction into the work of the director and his love of domination and voyeurism! Read more
Published 1 month ago by A new vision
Classy erotic French film suitable for couples
This French film is tasteful, erotic and actually has a story line. I watched it with my partner and thoroughly enjoyed it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Erotic film fan
Just good
The video is a French production and has some very explicit scenes in it. However they are not pushing the 'story' in the background, in fact they enhance the movie.
Published 19 months ago by Jk Pieters
A film of sexual acceptabilities.
A little slow in places but stick with it. An interesting look at sex, power, friendship, careers & life choses.
Published on 22 May 2010 by Jacksragingbileduct
Highly charged
I thoroughly enjoy watching this film. Not hard core but highly charged eroticism. The two main female characters are well portrayed. Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2009
Complete rubbish
If you want real sex in a mainstream movie, avoid this one - - there's hardly any of it. If you want a thriller or an art-movie, avoid this one - - the script is just a teenagey... Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2009 by Peder
Great, but 4:3 aspect ratio
I ordered this film hoping it would be widescreen as in the description, but it is 4:3.
Great movie, I was quite amazed. I loved the ending. Excellent.
Great movie, I was quite amazed. I loved the ending. Excellent.
Published on 14 Aug 2009 by M. Paardekooper
Count the sociopaths! A film of sex and manipulation.
Some films contain sex just for the sake of it, but in Chose Secretes it feels right. Sex is central to the films story of two women using their bodies to advance up the career... Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2008 by GeekZilla
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