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Movie Info

Filmmaker Claes Lilja explores the kinkier side of sex through interviews and demonstrations.

Genre:

documentary
Original Language:

English
Director:

Claes Lilja
Release Date (Theaters):

May 9, 2003 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Oct 29, 2003
Box Office (Gross USA):

$23.9K
Runtime:

1h 32m

Cast & Crew

Claes Lilja
Director

Critic Reviews for Beyond Vanilla

All Critics (5) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (2)

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.

May 13, 2003

Dennis Lim
Village Voice
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December 6, 2005 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Film Threat
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April 20, 2004 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Film Threat
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.

August 27, 2003

Ernest Hardy
L.A. Weekly
The film is unquestionably educational: If nothing else, one comes away with a certain respect for the dedication true kinkiness demands.

May 15, 2003 | Rating: 2.5/5

Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide