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Crimes of Passion (1984)
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Reviews Counted:9
Fresh:3
Rotten:6
Average Rating:4.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Ken Russell's sexual caricature finds an all-American man, who's trapped in a sexless marriage, falling in love with a businesswoman who turns into a hooker by night. A psychotic priest (Perkins)... Ken Russell's sexual caricature finds an all-American man, who's trapped in a sexless marriage, falling in love with a businesswoman who turns into a hooker by night. A psychotic priest (Perkins) tries to prevent their union, driving the wedge between love and sex. A thoughtful, sometimes very shocking study of sex, love and religion. [More]
Starring: Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, Annie Potts, John Laughlin
Starring: Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, Annie Potts, John Laughlin
Director: Ken Russell
Director: Ken Russell
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Reviews for Crimes of Passion
It plays out as a cheesy and shrill satire on America's sexual mores.
The satire is too awfully confused about the differences between sex and love to be making profound or ironic statements about the nature of romance.
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