Rent Guilty of Romance (2011)
3.5 of 5 from 77 ratings
1h 52min
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- Synopsis:
A dramatic account of three women and their lives, seen through the looking glass of sex, words, madness, death, and family, 'Guilty Of Romance' - the new crime noir from the award-winning director Sion Sono - tells the tale of three women entangled in a mystery...a mystery that is the gate to a hell-bound love like no other! Set just before the turn of the 21st century, a grisly murder occurs in Maruyama-cho, Shibuya - a love hotel district - a woman was found dead in a derelict apartment in the pouring rain. Whilst the police investigate, the story interweaves with that of Izumi, the wife of a famous romantic novelist whose life seems just a daily repetition without romance. One day, to break away from the loveless monotony, she decides to follow her desires and accepts a job as a naked model faking sex in front of the camera. Soon she meets with a mentor and starts selling her body to strangers, whilst at home she hides behind the facade that she is still the wife she is supposed to be. - Actors:
- Miki Mizuno, Makoto Togashi, Megumi Kagurazaka, Kazuya Kojima, Satoshi Nikaido, Ryûju Kobayashi, Shingo Gotsuji, Motoki Fukami, Chika Uchida, Marie Machida, Ryô Iwamatsu, Hisako Ôkata, Kanji Tsuda, Cynthia Cheston, Mae Ohtsuka
- Directors:
- Sion Sono
- Producers:
- Yoshinori Chiba, Nobuhiro Iizuka
- Writers:
- Sion Sono
- Aka:
- Koi no tsumi
- Studio:
- Eureka
- Genres:
- Drama, Romance, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/11/2011
- Run Time:
- 112 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Interview with Lead Actress Megumi Kagurazaka
- New Exclusive Feature Length Audio Commentary with Film Critic and Festival Curator Jasper Sharp
- Original UK Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (1) of Guilty of Romance
Hit and miss and outrageous - Guilty of Romance review by Alphaville
Take a social-realist feminist trope – downtrodden wife – and have her become obsessed with sex. Yes, it’s a Sion Sono film as only he can make them. Given the subject matter, even the title is provocative. Expect gratuitous nudity, outrageous sex scenes, gruesome exploitation… Don’t watch this one with your granny. Take the opening scenes. A woman’s body is found (yes, it’s also a Kafkaesque murder mystery), but the head and legs belong to a mannequin. Cut from a much longer film to a mere 144 minutes for the international market, this won’t be for all tastes. Some may find it depraved. It’s not always easy to watch and contains too many repetitive sex scenes, which slows the pacing. Not one of Sono’s best, but his films are never less than startling, which you can’t say of many films these days.
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