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Porn Theatre | 
 уголеми | Режисьор: Jacques Nolot
Актьор: Jacques Nolot
Студио: Strand Releasing
Категория: Movie
Купи Нов: $2.99
Оценка:  6 ревюта
Позиция по продажби: 544
Жанр: Art House
Медия: Video On Demand
Време: 86 Минути
Пуснато в продажба на: Ноември 11, 2008
Наличност: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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This poignant and unique story tells fo a Parisian porn theatre and the escapades that happen within its confines among its unusual clientele. |
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 In the Dark Август 14, 2007
Amos Lassen (Little Rock, Arkansas)
"Porn Theater"
In the Dark
Amos Lassen and Cinema Pride
"Porn Theater", a French film, is not for the squeamish. It is about a place where many will not admit that they go and when they see what it looks like on film may never go to again. What amazes me about the film is that it made me feel as if I was a voyeur looking at a day in the lives of the people on the screen. We watch them as they look for friendship, search for affirmation, seek pleasure from addiction (sex) and enjoy pure anonymity. We don't disturb them, we simply observe and they don't know that we are watching. These are people we see every day wherever you live.
The film is a study of a part of many people's lives that many are not aware of. Here is an aspect of human sexuality that is not spoken of, a part of the sexual underbelly that is not often regarded except by those that take part in it. The writer and director, Jacques Nolot, thinks that we should be aware and he invites us into the bowels of Paris to a theater that shows straight porn for a mixed clientele--military men, straight men looking for gay sex, married men who need to explore their senses, transvestites, old men for whom this is their only sexual outlet and the regular customers who come every evening to the dark theater for anonymous sex.
The movie theater is much more than a theater--it is life for some of the people. The view of human behavior is set against the backdrop of the various sexual acts that happen within the theater. Transsexuals walk about the dark dingy theater looking for johns, there are group encounters going on in the bathrooms. There are approaches and rejections and there is a group of people who cannot seem to connect to others except for quick satisfaction in the dark. What we see is very bold but at least we get to see what goes on in this strange little microcosm of society. There is social importance in this film as it brings to the fore an aspect of sexuality not often seen or heard about.
In some instances, the interaction between the customers is touching and they seem to be completely open. This is a human, touching and sad look at people. This is most definitely not a love story. There is a trend in French cinema which questions how much we are allowed to see in a film--what makes a movie pornographic and what makes it art?
The film is quite long. The happenings in the theater become repetitive but there is also action form outside at the cashier's booth.
The cashier (Vittoria Scognamglio) plays the role of stage manager. She has seen it all, every aspect of sexuality and has experienced it and is completely non-judgmental, She speaks with her straight young projectionist who finds her attractive on several levels and with one of her regular movie-goers, a fifty-year old man who is living with AIDS but doing so with responsibility. He finds his only sexual outlet to be in the dark of the movie theater. As the movie moves along, the cashier expresses her views on sex with these two men and at the end the three of them seem to be leaving for some kid of communal rendezvous.
There is no sensationalism in the film and it succeeds in depicting the reality of adult movie theaters. For that alone it should be watched.
Provoking and enjoyable Април 26, 2007
James Michael Murphy (Newmarket, NH)
2 от 2 намериха ревюто за полезно
My brother questioned my taste in movies when he saw this DVD in our apartment, but after viewing it- I am glad that I did! The director takes us out of "common decency" and into a Parisian adult cinema to view the comings and goings of the crowd and their guide- an Italian woman of advanced age selling tickets, the only employee. Beyond the visible sex and nudity (nothing like this in American cinema!), there are many stories of human longing. People who desire the touch and intimacy that only another person can give them, but fear gets in the way. Fear of infection, fear of learning about one's true self, fear of being left alone again....the list goes on and on. No one group is focused on- there are soldiers, transgendered people, gay, straight, bisexual, all walks of life. Because desire is the same across the board- desire to be loved, to be touched, to be aroused, to arouse, and to make that human connection that often seems to escape us. Kudos to the people behind this film- it is truly an intelligent, beautiful and provoking look at human nature.
 Fascinating and Oh-So French Август 15, 2006
A. S. Rodgers (Detroit, MI)
I watched this a couple of months ago as part of John Waters' film series. While some other reviewers found it to be depressing and boring at times, I found it fascinating throughout.
The various representations of human sexuality certainly give one plenty to ponder. No American movie could ever be this frank and non-judgmental about such topics.
The sexual situations can be rather explicit, but if that is the impetus in viewing, you will be disappointed. Think more along the lines of _Sex, Lies, and Videotape._
 A Sector the Kinsey Report Missed: The World of Genet and Gide Февруари 7, 2006
Grady Harp (Los Angeles, CA United States)
11 от 12 намериха ревюто за полезно
'La Chatte a deux tetes' (PORN THEATER) is a somber study of a sector of life few know, an aspect of human sexuality that didn't make it into the Kinsey Report, a part of the underbelly of city life most would rather not accept existed. Does that mean it should not be examined, should not provide the impetus for an art film? Writer/director and actor Jacques Nolot thinks otherwise. In this dark little film we are invited into the inner sanctum of a dirty old movie house in Paris that shows only straight pornography for a clientele of men of various types: military men, straight men look for gay sex, married men in need of exploration of their senses, transvestites, old men for whom such places provide the only sexual outlet, and the regulars who spend their evenings in the dingy darkened atmosphere for anonymous sex.
The theater is a theater of life for these people, and the 'stage manager' is the sole female Italian ticket cashier (Vittoria Scognamiglio) who has seen every aspect of sexuality, embraced it, and therefore is wholly non-judgmental. She converses with her straight projectionist (Sebastien Viala) who is attracted to her on several levels, and with one of her regulars (Jacques Nolot), a man of fifty who is living with AIDS in a responsible way, but finds his only sexual outlet to be this theater scene. During the course of the film the cashier manages to discuss her open views of sexuality with these two men and the three of them seem headed for a communal experience.
This open view of human behavior is set with the background of the various acts within the theater. We watch transsexuals ply their wares, group encounters in bathrooms, and various odd approaches and rejections for gratification that in the end represent a group of men who find connection to each other as human beings far more difficult (?impossible?) than quick satisfaction in the dark. There is considerable frank acting out of encounters that are usually not seen on film and that may be more than the regular viewer can tolerate. But at least one director has the courage of Genet and Gide and Burroughs et al to tackle this subject matter in a wholly realistic way. The result is a film of social significance, even though it may not be for everyone. It is an art film, very well made, with a brave cast and an even braver writer and director. To not see it is to miss some important messages about human sexuality and about human needs too frequently dismissed as non-existent. In French with English subtitles. Grady Harp, February 06
A Unique Slice of Life Юли 13, 2005
NYC critic (NEW YORK, NEW YORK United States)
6 от 7 намериха ревюто за полезно
Unlike the other reviewers, I enjoyed a glimpse into the quiet lives of desperation these characters lead. Depressing and unappealing at times? Yes. But that's life. It's what isn't said that makes this movie work. Thank God Europeans can still make films in which nothing explodes into fiery oblivion or pretty boys preen and rule the roost. I viewed this twice in a row and found the second time even more rewarding. Look between the lines, and you'll find that the search for human connection comes in different shapes and forms.
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