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Spanish director Pedro Almodovar's latest thriller, "The Skin I Live In," had filmgoers fleeing the theater Thursday night at its gala premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, due to some aggressively violent and disturbing content.
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A second exodus occurred when Banderas' character had relations with his victim at the end of the film, when even some of the French, who have a reputation for a higher tolerance for disturbing themes than Americans, had had enough.
-- Fox News
Wow, a movie whose violent rape scenes are so disturbing that even the French vacate the premises is one I should keep in mind. Though, I haven't even seen "A Serbian Film" yet, and I wonder if I ever will. My passion for these things just isn't what it used to be. Though, the ready availability of free and fully explicit rape scenes on the Internet may be a factor.
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A second exodus occurred when Banderas' character had relations with his victim at the end of the film, when even some of the French, who have a reputation for a higher tolerance for disturbing themes than Americans, had had enough.
-- Fox News
Wow, a movie whose violent rape scenes are so disturbing that even the French vacate the premises is one I should keep in mind. Though, I haven't even seen "A Serbian Film" yet, and I wonder if I ever will. My passion for these things just isn't what it used to be. Though, the ready availability of free and fully explicit rape scenes on the Internet may be a factor.
