In a social context deteriorated by a countrywide economic crisis, the life of several people will be turned upside down after they meet Cecile, a character who symbolizes desire.In a social context deteriorated by a countrywide economic crisis, the life of several people will be turned upside down after they meet Cecile, a character who symbolizes desire.In a social context deteriorated by a countrywide economic crisis, the life of several people will be turned upside down after they meet Cecile, a character who symbolizes desire.
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I guess if you can make it past the first 20 minutes then it might be interesting to watch.
Its hard to make a drama erotic, the more complex if its the other way around. Q is an erotica at its dramatic best, a distant topper in the genre. The plot evolves with lives of some characters revolving around Cecile, the protagonist in the drama, and how she change their lives. Too much subtle the screenplay at times, that we tend to lose it quite easily. And thankfully, the erotic scenes never shadows the feel of the movie which makes it engaging throughout.
The creditable performances from the cast imprints the quality of the drama, and quite deceitfully we get obsessed with the protagonist played by the gorgeous Déborah Révy - a rare breed of voluptuousness and acting prowess. The movie for all its sensuousness should be indebted to some unseen good locale, complemented well by good cinematography. A must stop port this for the erotica lovers, and a good watch for other movie goers. Its an erotica at its dramatic best. 6.5/10
The creditable performances from the cast imprints the quality of the drama, and quite deceitfully we get obsessed with the protagonist played by the gorgeous Déborah Révy - a rare breed of voluptuousness and acting prowess. The movie for all its sensuousness should be indebted to some unseen good locale, complemented well by good cinematography. A must stop port this for the erotica lovers, and a good watch for other movie goers. Its an erotica at its dramatic best. 6.5/10
Wow, other reviewers see this as pornography. Take another look. It's about connection and disconnection in French society, in which sex and discussions about sex are used as a central vehicle for showing relations between men and women in French society (or at least younger ones). Note that the director never shows anything above the waist of the nude women in the shower chattering away about sex and men. Note that all the characters are missing each other needs and hence at odds and frustrated. Note the scene in the plaza where everyone is self-absorbed. Note that the author starts the movie with a message that he still believes love is possible.
Where the movie fails most is not in its failure to do more than vaguely allude to the background situation - unemployment and a shipyard strike. Why those are even there is never clarified. Rather, it was the director's inability to bring the story to completion without implanting an implausibly happy ending that left me wondering what was the point of it all. If French social relations are pretty much the same as they were 25 years ago, then the director's gotten quite a bit right. Unfortunately, he didn't know where to go with it. That's why, in spite of the good acting (for the most part), I gave it only six stars.
Where the movie fails most is not in its failure to do more than vaguely allude to the background situation - unemployment and a shipyard strike. Why those are even there is never clarified. Rather, it was the director's inability to bring the story to completion without implanting an implausibly happy ending that left me wondering what was the point of it all. If French social relations are pretty much the same as they were 25 years ago, then the director's gotten quite a bit right. Unfortunately, he didn't know where to go with it. That's why, in spite of the good acting (for the most part), I gave it only six stars.
Good movie to watch for especially the love connection the movie is not bad at all it speaks in moving love.
I love this film! It is honest and beautiful, and I actually liked how all the sexy scenes never stopped surprising you. Very sincere and I also love the storyline. There is nothing about this movie that feels fake, and yes, maybe it was not what I expected but it was... fascinating. It also contains some great acting.
More films out there should be this honest and real! And also, I like Cecile's and Chance's relationship, it is just so interesting... You can really see from the beginning how they care for each other, and yet they do not make any promises or expect anything from each other.
The shooting and conversations in the movie is what I feel makes it so honest. Absolutely wonderful.
I would totally watch it again. And again.
More films out there should be this honest and real! And also, I like Cecile's and Chance's relationship, it is just so interesting... You can really see from the beginning how they care for each other, and yet they do not make any promises or expect anything from each other.
The shooting and conversations in the movie is what I feel makes it so honest. Absolutely wonderful.
I would totally watch it again. And again.
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- TriviaFor the film, director Laurent Bouhnik did not favor professional actors but instead posted a small ad open to anyone on the internet. In his ad he stated what he was looking for: "For this film on pleasure and desire, we are looking for actors/actresses aged 20 to 40, professionals or amateurs. who agree to shoot scenes with non-simulated sexual acts. We want to offer everyone the opportunity to apply for the main roles. Amateurs, professionals from theater, cinema, fashion, of any genre or illustrious strangers who believe in their talent. But we are not looking for gymnasts or sex addicts, and this is not a porn star academy. This project is a real cinema film and the strength of cinema comes through interpretation. In order to interpret the characters of our story, we are therefore looking for real actors capable of playing on feelings, of making people laugh, crying, of excitement, capable of conveying emotions to spectators."
- GoofsWhen Matt is about to be hit by the car, you can see that car stop. Then a rough cut is made to the car moving with Matt already on the hood.
- Alternate versionsThe 2012 North America DVD release called "Desire" and is released by Strand Releasing, although is not rated, is a censored version replacing most "hardcore" footage with alternate scenes.
- ConnectionsReferences Alice in Wonderland (1951)
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