What amazes is that at just 26, Soderbergh displays the three qualities associated with mature filmmakers: a unique authorial voice, a spooky camera assurance, and the easy control of ensemble acting.
sex, lies, and videotape
the husband. the wife. her sister. his friend.
1989 · 1h 41m · R
Drama
Directed by
Steven Soderbergh
Overview
Ann, a frustrated wife, enters into counseling due to a troubled marriage. Unbeknownst to her, her husband John has begun an affair with her sister. When John’s best friend Graham arrives, his penchant for interviewing women about their sex lives forever changes John and Ann’s rocky marriage.
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This is a sexy, nuanced, beautifully controlled examination of how a quartet of people are defined by their erotic impulses and inhibitions.
The actors are superb; working from Soderbergh's funny, perceptive, immaculately wrought dialogue, they ensure that the film stimulates both intellectually and emotionally.
A film whose enormous authority and intelligence extend to every detail.
A movie of prodigious power and feeling that is also high-spirited, hilarious and scorchingly erotic.
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