
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
1999, Drama, 1h 46m
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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.
Cast & Crew
Julian Sands
Adult Nic
Adult Nic
Saffron Burrows
English, Italian Twin
English, Italian Twin
Stefano Dionisi
Luca
Luca
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Nic, age 16
Nic, age 16
Kelly Macdonald
Susan
Susan
Femi Ogumbanjo
Adam
Adam
Critic Reviews for The Loss of Sexual Innocence
Audience Reviews for The Loss of Sexual Innocence
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Aug 21, 2009This 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
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Aug 21, 2008Delicate 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
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Aug 09, 2007There are some people who can't even get these kind of shots on 35mm.Tim S Super Reviewer
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Apr 07, 2007A total f"#ked up mess!! Boring, tedious and terribly directed. Slow pace adds nothing. 25/100Edgar C Super Reviewer
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