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The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999)

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Reviews Counted: 28 Fresh: 12  Rotten:16 Average Rating: 4.7/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Synopsis: The ambitions announced in the title THE LOSS OF SEXUAL INNOCENCE are realized in the concept of the film itself--the tale of a modern man intercut with scenes of Adam and Eve's fall. Writer-director Mike Figgis charts episodes in the sexual life of Nic (played as an adult by Julian Sands), a... The ambitions announced in the title THE LOSS OF SEXUAL INNOCENCE are realized in the concept of the film itself--the tale of a modern man intercut with scenes of Adam and Eve's fall. Writer-director Mike Figgis charts episodes in the sexual life of Nic (played as an adult by Julian Sands), a filmmaker who seems a lot like Figgis himself. (Nic, like Figgis, is raised in Africa and lives in England as a teenager.) As these episodes build to form a psychological portrait of Nic, Figgis flashes to a naked Adam being born from the center of a lake, then to the birth of Eve, their discoveries of the world, Eve's encounter with the serpent, and their expulsion from the garden. The modern story and the biblical one are not necessarily parallel, but their grim conclusions are inextricably linked in a universal cycle of sin and retribution. The film is almost wordless, relying instead on striking imagery and beautiful 16mm handheld camerawork. Figgis fades to black within scenes to create the pulsing effect he employed in MISS JULIE; he also uses title cards to play with the narrative and heighten the allegorical nature of this challenging film. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Saffron Burrows, Julian Sands, Femi Ogumbanjo, Hanne Klintoe, Stefano Dionisi

Director: Mike Figgis
Screenwriter: Mike Figgis

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Apr 11, 2000

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A promising movie from Mike Figgis. Where are you Mike?

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The material is... indulgent. The film is ambitious, but somehow incomplete.

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Daniel M. Kimmel
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It seems more like a student film turned in as a project assignment.

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Dennis Schwartz
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One of the worst films ever made.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson
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...Figgis -- one of the most interesting and meticulous directors around -- has made a genuinely boring and confusing movie.

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I see [Figgis's] point, and I appreciate what he tried ... but it left me cold.

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Explores the twists and turns of sexual desire in the life of an English film director born in South Africa.

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