The Little Death (2014)

The secret lives of five suburban couples living in Sydney reveal both the fetishes and the repercussions that come with sharing them.

Director:

Josh Lawson

Writer:

Josh Lawson

Stars:

Bojana Novakovic, Josh Lawson, Damon Herriman

2 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bojana Novakovic	...	Maeve
Josh Lawson	...	Paul
Damon Herriman	...	Dan
Kate Mulvany	...	Evie
Kate Box	...	Rowena
Patrick Brammall	...	Richard
Alan Dukes	...	Phil
Lisa McCune	...	Maureen
Erin James	...	Monica
T.J. Power	...	Sam (as TJ Power)
Kim Gyngell	...	Steve
Lachy Hulme	...	Kim
Paul Gleeson	...	Counselor
Nell	...	Roxy the Dog
Zoe Carides	...	Dr. Barnes

Storyline

The Little Death is a truly original comedy about sex, love, relationships and taboo. In a multi story narrative, we peer behind the closed doors of a seemingly normal suburban street. A woman with a dangerous fantasy and her partners struggle to please her. A man who begins an affair with his own wife without her knowing anything about it. A couple struggling to keep things together after a sexual experiment spins out of control. A woman who can only find pleasure in her husband's pain. A call centre operator caught in the middle of a dirty and chaotic phone call. And the distractingly charming new neighbour who connects them all. The little Death explores why do we want what we want? How far will we go to get it? What are the consequences of that fleeting moment of sexual ecstasy?

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Plot Keywords:

sexual role playing | rape fantasy | sexual exploration | sexual fetish | sex comedy | 

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Taglines:

Sexual hangups and all that jazz.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

When asked what was the craziest fetish he came across in his research, director Josh Lawson said that "it's one that isn't in the movie, but it's the fetish of having your eyeball licked".

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Quotes

Dan: [playing a scene] Miss Redding.
Evie: Detective.
Dan: I'm going to need to ask you a few questions, if that's alright.
Evie: Depends.
Dan: On what?
Evie: On whether you're the good cop or the bad cop. Which one are ya?
Dan: Guess.
Evie: Good cop.
Dan: Guess again.
[pause]
[...]

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Crazy Credits

Diagrams from medical/ anatomical text and sexual guides appear behind the initial section of the credits.

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Connections

References Philadelphia (1993)

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Soundtracks

Mr. Sandman
Performed by The Chordettes
Written by Pat Ballard
Published by Edwin H. Morris & Co, Inc
A division of MPL Music Publishing Inc (ASCAP)
By kind permission Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd
Courtesy of Barnaby Records, Inc
By arrangement with Nola Leone / Ace Music Services, LLC

User Reviews

Good but highly uneven...

"The Little Death" is a strange film about sexual fantasies...the sorts of fantasies most people in this movie have great difficulty discussing with their partners. If couples saw this film together, perhaps it would be a great way to get them to open up and discuss their darker or stranger desires....so "The Little Death" might be great to share with someone you love. However, I have a few caveats...mostly because the film never is exactly a comedy nor a dark and disturbing picture...it's both. So, for every wonderful and interesting story, there is another that is far more difficult and problematic...and some of them are actually pretty violent and disturbing. I really wish the film had kept a slightly more positive and funny mood...especially at the end, where you have a wonderful segment involving a deaf man and his interpreter....and only moments later, two other people brutally die! The juxtaposition of the funny with the dark is not something I loved. Now having dark fantasies isn't the problem...one lady in the film does have a very common but dark fantasy....it's that the film is funny, tragic and sad all at the same time...an I can imagine that instead of opening up a dialog or leading to a very passionate night, the film might just achieve the opposite because of the strange and ever-changing mood in the movie....too much so to make it a great film but still enjoyable enough that you might enjoy the story overall despite its flaws.

By the way, if you normally use closed captions, you might want to turn them off in the final segment involving the sign language interpreter. This is because the film's open captions and the closed captions added later get transposed and you see words to the song being played and not the interpretation of the conversation in Australian sign language. I mention Australian, because I am reasonably fluent in American sign language but cannot fully comprehend what they are saying and needed these captions...especially since Australian 'dirty' signs (signs for sex) are often not the same as the American ones!

Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English Australian Sign Language

Release Date:

26 June 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Little Death

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,118, 28 June 2015

Gross USA:

$18,238

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$601,162

Company Credits

Production Co:

Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, See Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1