Abstractionism, sometimes, works better than tangibility, and erotism is definitely better than graphic nudity, even when the story is about a sex addict. When a director abuses of sex scenes and/or violence - no matter how realistic the mise en scnène is supposed to be* - immediately comes to my mind Lilya 4-Ever, one of the most disturbing films I’ve ever seen and that does not show almost anything. Not mentioning Louis Malle´s Le souffle au coeur and Bertolucci´s La luna, just to keep into the incest subject. Love Sick (Legaturi bolnavicioase), for example, that clearly addresses incest, would be more disturbing since the characters do not show guilt and do not seem to have reasons for such a behavior (Sissy Sullivan: "We’re not bad people. Are nudity and “explicit” sex scenes still considered something transgressive and controversial? Shame brings up an uncomfortable theme, yes, but not uncomfortable to the point of causing shock as I´ve been reading everywhere. Weak and pedantic, starting by the soundtrack that immediately “imposes” drama, making impossible an impartial view.
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