Sexual Life (2005)

Director:

Ken Kwapis

Writer (WGA):

Ken Kwapis (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

One fling leads to another!

Plot:

Disparate individuals rationalize their infidelities. |

Plot Keywords:

Infidelity | Grandmother Granddaughter Relationship | Mother Daughter Relationship | Friend | Cat

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Azura Skye	...	Lorna
Annie Heller	...	Cafe Waitress
Carla Gallo	...	Terri
Tom Everett Scott	...	Todd
Kevin Corrigan	...	Phil
Elizabeth Banks	...	Sarah
Fionnula Flanagan	...	Grandmother
James LeGros	...	Josh
Carmen Plumb	...	Pharmacy Girl
Anne Heche	...	Gwen
Shirley Knight	...	Joanna
Eion Bailey	...	David
Steven Weber	...	David Wharton
AmyKate Storey	...	Waitress (as Amy Kate Storey)
Tadashi Kondo	...	Desk Clerk

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality including dialogue, and for language.

Runtime:

USA:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Trivia:

At a construction site a billboard credits Schnitzler & Sons. A sly reference to the inspiration for the story: the play LA RONDE by Arthur Schnitzler.

Movie Connections:

References Così fan tutte (1992)

A traditional take on a timeless subject with nothing new

"Sexual Life" takes a superficial look at the romantic inclinations or disinclinations of several disparate but loosely interconnected Los Angeles couples as it flows serially from one couple to the next, eventually coming full circle in the end. The common denominator is sex and other relationship salients though the film is quite tame and has a kind of mellow and understated feel to it. The couples range from a call girl and her client to a married couple to a betrothed couple, etc. all obviously carefully planned to provide a range of possibilities for both auteur and audience. Though there's little new to be found between the credits, this is a pleasant little dramedy which handles the subject matter delicately in deference to more edgy and sexually explicit genre motifs. "Sexual Life", built from B listers and a step down for Heche, is a winsome little indie for those who want to glean it from broadcast. (B-)