Anatomy of Hell
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+ | "''[[Anatomy of Hell]]'': [[teetering]] on the edge of overwhelming [[ennui]], a lonely and [[dejected]] woman pays a gay man to join her for a daring, four-day exploration of sexuality in which both reject all convention and smash all boundaries while locked away from society in an [[isolated estate]]. Only when the man and woman confront the most unspeakable aspects of their sexuality will they have a pure understanding of how the sexes view one another."--Sholem Stein | ||
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- | '''''Anatomy of Hell''''' ([[French language|French]]: '''''Anatomie de l'enfer''''') is a [[2004 in film|2004]] [[film]] by [[Catherine Breillat]]. The film was adapted by writer/director Breillat from her novel ''[[Pornocratie (Catherine Breillat) |Pornocratie]]''. The expicitly sexual film stars [[Amira Casar]] as "the woman" and [[porn star]] [[Rocco Siffredi]] as "the man". | + | '''''Anatomy of Hell''''' (2004) is a [[French film]] by [[Catherine Breillat]] adapted from her novel ''[[Pornocratie (Catherine Breillat) |Pornocratie]]''. |
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+ | The film stars [[Amira Casar]] as "the woman" and [[porn star]] [[Rocco Siffredi]] as "the man". | ||
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"Anatomy of Hell: teetering on the edge of overwhelming ennui, a lonely and dejected woman pays a gay man to join her for a daring, four-day exploration of sexuality in which both reject all convention and smash all boundaries while locked away from society in an isolated estate. Only when the man and woman confront the most unspeakable aspects of their sexuality will they have a pure understanding of how the sexes view one another."--Sholem Stein |
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Anatomy of Hell (2004) is a French film by Catherine Breillat adapted from her novel Pornocratie.
The film stars Amira Casar as "the woman" and porn star Rocco Siffredi as "the man".
Plot and themes
Anatomy of Hell, like many of Breillat's other works, explores female sexuality, in this case focusing specifically on male fear and resentment of that sexuality. The plot follows an unnamed woman who is discovered in the middle of a suicide attempt in the toilet of a gay bar by one of its male patrons. The woman offers to pay the man to watch her for four days, during which time she explains her views on sex and sexuality.
Cast
- Amira Casar as the woman
- Rocco Siffredi as the man
- Catherine Breillat as the narrator
- Alexandre Belin as Blow-job lover 1
- Manuel Taglang as Blow-job lover 2
- Jacques Monge as Man in bar
- Claudio Carvalho as Boy with the Bird
- Carolina Lopes as Little Girl
- Diego Rodrigues (billed as 'Diogo Rodriques') as Little boy playing doctor
- João Marques as Boy Playing Doctor
- Bruno Fernandes as Little boy playing doctor
- Maria Edite Moreira as Pharmacist 1
- Maria João Santos as Pharmacist 2