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The Loss of Sexual Innocence

1999 · 106 min

A fragmented, dreamlike memoir that drifts between memory and desire, asking patience as it circles a man's formative wounds.

Directed by: Mike Figgis
Genres: Drama
Starring: Julian Sands, Saffron Burrows, Justin Chadwick

Overview: The story of the sexual development of a filmmaker through three stages of his life.

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Directed by: Mike Figgis
Genres: Drama
Starring: Julian Sands, Saffron Burrows, Justin Chadwick

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
memory
sexuality
coming-of-age
isolation
Places: countryside
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Mike Figgis
Written by: Mike Figgis
Starring: Julian Sands, Saffron Burrows, Justin Chadwick, Stefano Dionisi, Kelly Macdonald, Gina McKee, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Bernard Hill
Cinematography: Benoît Delhomme
Runtime: 106 min
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English

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