sex, lies, and videotape

sex, lies, and videotape

1989 · 101 min · EN · R · 6.9 (1,038 votes)
Dir. Steven Soderbergh · Starring James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo, Ron Vawter, Steven Brill · Music Cliff Martinez

the husband. the wife. her sister. his friend.

Drama

Ann, a frustrated wife, enters into counseling due to a troubled marriage. Unbeknownst to her, her husband John has begun an affair with her sister. When John’s best friend Graham arrives, his penchant for interviewing women about their sex lives forever changes John and Ann’s rocky marriage.

VIBE

This film feels like a quiet, intense excavation of desire and vulnerability. It's an intimate, unsettling exploration of human connection and the complex truths we reveal, or conceal, about ourselves. The atmosphere is charged with unspoken longing and the subtle power dynamics of confession, making for a deeply psychological and observational experience.

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