Rent Sex, Lies and Videotape (1989)
3.6 of 5 from 167 ratings
1h 36min
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- Synopsis:
With smoldering sensuality and biting humor, the surprising relationship between the three title subjects is revealed in sex, lies, and videotape, the most-talked about erotic comedy of the decade. James Spader (TV's "Blacklist", Crash) ran away with the Best Actor prize at the Cannes Film Festival for his brilliantly understated and seductive performance as Graham, a long-lost college friend who drifts back into town and into the lives of John, a self-involved philanderer, his angelic wife Ann, and her saucy sister Cynthia. One by one, each is drawn into the very "personal project" Graham is working on, leaving the relationships between them forever transformed. A monumental debut effort from first-time feature director Steven Soderbergh (Erin Brockovich), this comic original includes riveting performances from Peter Gallagher (American Beauty), Andie MacDowell (Michael) and Laura San Giacomo (TV's "Just Shoot Me"). - Actors:
- James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo, Ron Vawter, Steven Brill, Alexandra Root, Earl T. Taylor, David Foil
- Directors:
- Steven Soderbergh
- Producers:
- John Hardy, Robert F. Newmyer
- Writers:
- Steven Soderbergh
- Studio:
- MGM
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- Acting Up: Top 10 Performances At Cannes, Award Winners, The Biggest Oscar Snubs: Part 2, The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Steven Soderbergh, Top 10 Cannes Palme d'Or Winners, Top Films
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- Release Date:
- 17/07/2017
- Run Time:
- 100 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby TrueHD 5.1, French Dolby TrueHD 5.1, German Dolby TrueHD 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Norwegian, Swedish, Turkish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Commentary with Writer/Director Steven Soderbergh and Neil LaBute
- 20-Year Reunion at the Sundance Film Festival
- Deleted Scene with Optional Commentary
- Steven Soderbergh on sex, lies, and videotape
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Reviews (1) of Sex, Lies and Videotape
Unspeakable Desire - Sex, Lies and Videotape review by griggs
Quiet, tense, and hypnotic—Sex, Lies and Videotape is all about repressed desire and the mess we make when we can’t say what we really want. Four people orbiting intimacy but paralysed by shame, secrets, and emotional inertia. The performances simmer, never shout, and Soderbergh keeps it bare and claustrophobic. Desire sits just beneath the surface—but no one can reach for it without breaking everything.
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