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Female Perversions

1996 · 117 min

A chilly, dreamlike plunge into one woman's psyche, all surfaces and urges, that unsettles more than it explains.}{.

Directed by
Susan Streitfeld
Genres
Drama
Starring
Tilda Swinton, Amy Madigan, Karen Sillas
Tagline
Dare to let yourself go where you've never been before.
Overview
An ambitious female attorney wallows in excess and meaningless sex with both male and female partners, while dealing with her personal life problems including helping her kleptomaniac sister.

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Directed by
Susan Streitfeld
Genres
Drama
Starring
Tilda Swinton, Amy Madigan, Karen Sillas
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 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
  • sexuality
  • family
  • obsession
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror4
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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Genres
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Directed by
Susan Streitfeld
Written by
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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