If I had a nickel for every time Stacy Martin starred in a film where the ending involves her character being in a struggle with a man who’s keeping her in his home, only for the gun to go off as the screen cuts to black leaving us unsure who died, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice right
(Nymphomaniac being the far superior film)
surprised to see the negative reviews with claims of islamophobia and “exaggeration” when this is based on a real story. i guess according to american neo-liberals violent misogyny in islamic countries shouldn’t be talked about because it could come off as islamophobia. this movie does reel of american propaganda but that doesn’t negate the fact that this is a true story
Erika’s sexuality is shaped by repression and surveillance. Her depraved behavior, cutting her vagina, and crafting detailed instructions for her own debasement pushes against the boundaries of feminine desire and the idea of female sexual meekness. Yet, what makes Erika’s sexuality truly repulsive in the eyes of Walter, and perhaps the audience as well, is not her masochism but her audacity to explicitly articulate it. When she kneels before him, begging to be humiliated, the moment becomes grotesque because it…
