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Beyond Vanilla (2001)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:3
Rotten:2
Average Rating:5.2/10
Theatrical Release:May 16, 2003 Limited
Synopsis: BEYOND VANILLA is a graphic, funny, and educational look at sexual practices which exist out of the scope of experience for the average person. With the help of 100 interviewees, including porn... BEYOND VANILLA is a graphic, funny, and educational look at sexual practices which exist out of the scope of experience for the average person. With the help of 100 interviewees, including porn stars, sex industry workers, and everyday people, director Claes Lilja attempts to offer an explanation as to why people venture toward the fringes of conventional ideas of both pleasure and pain, and also offers detailed instructions on how to partake in riskier practices--including electric shock and knife play--with safety and responsibility. Though the squeamish and closed-minded should stay well away, Lilja's film provides the adventurous viewer with a detailed sexual travelogue. WARNING: Explicit sexual content. [More]
Director: Claes Lilja
Director: Claes Lilja
Studio: Strand Releasing
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Reviews for Beyond Vanilla
The sexual arena is where all sorts of issues get worked out, sure, but, sexuality is far more nuanced and complicated than can be contained in a few identity boxes or capsulized by physical practices.
The film is unquestionably educational: If nothing else, one comes away with a certain respect for the dedication true kinkiness demands.
The cheerful how-to aspect ('cut and file your nails!') adds to the sense that the whole thing seems to have drifted in from some late-night infomercial netherland.
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