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Directed by Ken Russell
An atmospheric, dark crime film.
Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's attracted the attention of a sexually frustrated private detective, and a psychopathic priest in possession of a murderous sex toy.
Crimes of Passion is showing in 1 cinema in New York City - next screening Thursday 15 October at 13:30 at IFC Center.
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It just feels so right that a movie as ludicrously horned up as this one includes the onscreen credit “Director of Photography - Dick Bush.”
when cinephiles talk about modern mainstream movies not being horny/sexy enough anymore, this is exactly what they're nostalgic for. ken russell deconstructing post-60s american sexuality; dialogue consisting solely of puns, juxtaposing cis-hetero surburban ennui with hyperbolic libido, a man driven to madness by his christian mores contradicting his fierce eros. ultra-trashy and fun, but also thoughtful and brooding. adult sincerity by way of neon-gauze.
A fashion designer leads a double life as a sex worker by night, drawing the unwanted attention of a repressed investigator and a dangerous clergyman.
Ken Russell directed Crimes of Passion in 1984, bringing his signature flamboyant style to this neon-soaked psychodrama. Full schedule on Mood.
