Destricted (2006)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Directors:

Marina Abramovic
Matthew Barney

Writers:

Matthew Barney (segment)
Richard Prince (segment)

Release Date:

15 September 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A compilation of erotic films intended to illuminate the points where art meets sexuality. |

Plot Keywords:

Porn | Interview | Breasts | Art House | Vaginal Sex

Cast

Daniel	...	Himself (from "Impaled")
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
August	...	Herself (segment "Impaled")
Shirin Barthel	...	(segment "We Fuck Alone")
Richard Blondel	...	(segment "We Fuck Alone")
Jasmine Byrne	...	Herself (segment "Impaled")
Manuel Ferrara	...	(segment "We Fuck Alone")
Katsumi	...	(segment "We Fuck Alone")
Dillan Lauren	...	Herself (segment "Impaled")
Vicente Pinho Neto	...	Blooming Greenman (segment "Hoist")
Chris Raines	...	(segment "Death Valley")
Kora Reed	...	The Patient (segment "House Call")
Sativa Rose	...	Herself (segment "Impaled")
John Saint John	...	The Doctor (segment "House Call")
Angela Stone	...	Herself (segment "Impaled")
Nancy Vee	...	Herself (segment "Impaled")

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:18 | France:-18 | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:R (2008) | France:-16 (cut)

Company:

Offhollywood Digital

Trivia:

Despite initial fears of an R18 certificate (preventing the film from being shown publicly and therefore ruling out its initial premiere at London's Tate Modern) the film was passed completely uncut and granted an 18 certificate by the BBFC. The BBFC president Sir Quentin Thomas said that the film was "so explicit that it would normally attract an R18 rating" but he judged that "it was a work of art not intended to arouse". All UK DVD releases carry a warning which states that the film 'contains strong, real sex'.

Quotes:

Marina Abramovic: In Balkan during the difficult child delivery, the husband will kneel next to his wife and take his phallus out and with him he will make the cross between her breasts. This will be believed they will make much more for her the easy child delivery.

Obscene, Rude, Edgy and Pretty Damn Funny

I just watched this film at Sundance. Clearly the most challenging portion of this film for the audience was Gasper Noe's use of strobe for his part of the film titled We F--- Alone. A good fifth of the audience cleared out during We F--- because they were bothered by the strobing. During the Q&A following the film when asked why he used the effect Noe replied, "Because it looks better." The style used in We F--- Alone may not appeal to most audiences, but the premise of the film promised shorts by director's giving their impression of the world of porn and We F--- Alone was obviously Gasper Noe's take on the world of porn.

Other engaging portions of the film included Matthew Barney's Hoist, which involved a man having sex with a industrial machine lifted a dozen feet off the ground; Larry Clarks Doc/ Porn, hosting try outs for young men willing to satisfy their dreams of being a porn star; Marco Brambilla's amazing short splicing together frames from his own porn collection. The rest of the other shorts mixed in seemed to lack depth and were rather bland with the exception of Marina Abramovic's vignettes on superstitious Balkan sexual behavior which was very funny.

The movie is all that is promised and is an absorbing take on porn from these artistic talents. This isn't something to watch on a television and should be experienced in the theater environment.