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Follows the lives of several individuals and couples as the struggle with various sexual issues. Genre: Feature Film-Drama Rating: UN Release Date: 13-MAR-2007 Media Type: DVD
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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