Shortbus (Unrated Edition)
by John Cameron Mitchell
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Actor: Lindsay Beamish, Paul Dawson, PJ DeBoy, Raphael Barker, Sook-Yin LeeDirector: John Cameron Mitchell
Brand: Image Entertainment
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-03-13
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Velocity / Thinkfilm
Movie Reviews of Shortbus (Unrated Edition)
Movie Review: Tedious and not interesting
Summary: 3 Stars
This was not what I expected, and starting off with the (SPOILER) scene with the voyeur looking in on him masturbating into his mouth just kinda killed it for me. The whole thing was a total romp on the gay side and didn't deviate far from that. The plot was thin, non-gay sex scenes solidly boring, and overall not worth the film it was put on.
Summary of Shortbus (Unrated Edition)
From the director of 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' comes SHORTBUS, an exploration into the lives of several characters living in present-day New York as they navigate the comic and tragic intersections between love and sex. Male and female, straight and gay, the characters find one another - and eventually find themselves - when they all converge at a weekly underground salon called "Shortbus," a mad world of art, music, politics, and polysexual carnality. One of the true sensations of this year's Cannes Film Festival, presents sex and sexuality as never before seen in mainstream entertainment, and promises to be one of the most talked-about films for months - and years - to come.In his aim to make an honest film about sex, John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) has taken a somewhat documentary approach to Shortbus, a film describing various New Yorkers' sexual pathos. Framed by shots roving a homemade diorama of the city, Shortbus is comprised of vignettes featuring actors who helped craft this story of people's disconnect in sexual endeavors. Jamie (PJ DeBoy) and James (Paul Dawson), a gay couple experiencing a lull in their relationship, visit Sophia (Sook-Yin Lee), a sex therapist whose inability to orgasm results in her clients inviting her to a sex club after which the film is titled. Sophia's husband, Rob (Raphael Barker), is also willing to experiment, so the two independently embark on adventures in self-pleasure. Dominatrix Severin (Lindsay Beamish) plays a crucial role in Sophia and Rob's lives, as her search for real humanity overlaps with their desire for passion. As each character's plot complicates, the viewer sees a similar melancholy bulldozing its way into these seemingly disparate lives. The depression is repeatedly used in comedic scenes, such as when James is asked on a date while still hospitalized for his attempted suicide. Yo La Tengo's score, which includes Animal Collective among others, lends this film a graceful ambience. Unlike porn, Shortbus has a resonance that encourages the viewer to consider one's own sex life as an important aspect of happiness. --Trinie Dalton
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