Caresses (1997)
Directed by Ventura Pons
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Black Comedy, Romantic Drama |
Run Time - 100 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Bhob Stewart
Scripter Sergi Belbel and director Ventura Pons based this film on Belbel's 1991 play, structured in a fashion similar to Arthur Schnitzler's La Ronde (1900) and Richard Linklater's Slacker (1991): Two character set-ups feature one character from each scene turning up in the next scene, and so on, as a variety of people parade through diverse romantic and sexual situations. Cars careen about via an altered camera speed to provide the linkages between the 11 interlocking scenes. Shown at the 1998 Berlin Film Festival.
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incest, lesbianism, mother, sexuality