Showing posts with label Love Exposure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Love Exposure. Show all posts

31 December 2011

Love Exposure (Japan, 2008)

Three emotionally abused individuals from the fringes of society get locked in a convoluted love triangle. Yuu, a Catholic boy searching for true love ends up taking "panty shot" photos of women in public until he discovers Yoko, whom he sees as his Virgin Mary. Yoko, an anti-family girl finds that her foster mother will be marrying Yuu's father. Koike, an "original sinner" and the regional leader of a brainwashing cult, co-ordinates a plan to convert Yuu's family to her cult. Under her careful direction, their lives come crashing together in one fateful street fight.

Love Exposure gained notoriety for its four-hour long duration, and themes of religion mixed with learning the art of upskirt photography. It's kind of a love it or hate it film, but there's so much content that you most likely will gain something from watching the whole film. One critic called it a "romantic sex comedy family drama martial arts action movie." I'd say that's a spot on description.


Genre: Comedy/Drama