The Loss of Sexual Innocence

Name: The Loss of Sexual Innocence
Genre: Drama
Released: TODO_MISSING
Rating: 47

1999, Drama, 1h 46m

30 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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Movie Info

A series of loosely connected vignettes and flashbacks explores the life of a filmmaker named Nic (Julian Sands). In one, a pair of identical twins (Saffron Burrows) who were separated at birth discover each another at an airport, purely by chance. In another, 16-year-old Nic (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) discovers his girlfriend is having sex with someone else. Meanwhile, a creative retelling of the story of Adam (Femi Ogumbanjo) and Eve (Hanne Klintoe) frames the separate narratives.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Mike Figgis
Producer:

Mike Figgis, Annie Stewart
Writer:

Mike Figgis
Release Date (Theaters):

May 28, 1999 wide
Box Office (Gross USA):

$299.8K
Runtime:

1h 46m
Distributor:

Sony Pictures Classics
Sound Mix:

Surround, Dolby

Cast & Crew

Julian Sands
Adult Nic

Saffron Burrows
English, Italian Twin

Stefano Dionisi
Luca

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Nic, age 16

Kelly Macdonald
Susan

Femi Ogumbanjo
Adam

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Critic Reviews for The Loss of Sexual Innocence

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Full Review… Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly

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Audience Reviews for The Loss of Sexual Innocence

Aug 21, 2009

This plot-free film plays like a stream of dreams. The downside is that it also feels like a film-school experiment driven by Calvin Klein ad aesthetics. The core story is about a filmmaker who has lost much more than the film's provocative title suggests. Scenes in which a curious child evolves to a jaded adult are also intercut with a modern version of Adam and Eve in which a black man and white woman emerge from a small lake. There's enough philosophical and cinematic doodling here for several films.

Dean M Super Reviewer
Aug 21, 2008

Delicate approach on various,contemporary sexual topics,from the Adam-Eve standard to puzzling tales of liturgical beauty.Figgis' most allegorical film.

Dimitris S Super Reviewer
Aug 09, 2007

There are some people who can't even get these kind of shots on 35mm.

Tim S Super Reviewer
Apr 07, 2007

A total f"#ked up mess!! Boring, tedious and terribly directed. Slow pace adds nothing. 25/100

Edgar C Super Reviewer