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The purpose of “Crimes of Passion” was apparently to explore the further shores of sexual behavior. Because of the double standard of the movie ratings system, which prizes violence more highly than sex, a great deal of the behavior is missing from the movie, and what is left is a steamy, bloody thriller.
Coming after the censor-baiting brilliance of The Devils and Savage Messiah but before the descent into self-parody of Gothic and Lair Of The White Worm, Crimes Of Passion is perhaps Ken Russell's most effective compromise between coherence and genius.
Critical. As of December 2022, Crimes of Passion holds a rating of 48% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 27 reviews. [17] Janet Maslin of The New York Times said "Ken Russell's films have never lacked exuberance or humor, which makes the flat, joyless tone of Crimes of Passion a surprise.
Sep 15, 2013 · Crimes of Passion is one of the movies with serious problems with its theatrical release in the US. Drastically cut for an R-Rating, foreign coutries were better off because the movie often was released uncut.
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Ken Russell’s unrated theatrical cut, restored from heavily censored release versions, has received a 2K transfer courtesy of Arrow Video, yet the image quality is wildly inconsistent. Grain and noise levels vary from shot to shot, though colors remain solid throughout. For the most part, the film looks true to its seamy quality, and at any rate, t...
An audio commentary by Ken Russell and writer/producer Barry Sandler is charmingly laidback, with both talking and cracking jokes about various elements of the film’s production, such as how their use of erotic paintings got cut by ratings boards. The pair have such a sardonic chemistry that it’s sometimes hard to tell if they’re being entirely tru...
Despite an inconsistent video transfer, Ken Russell’s lascivious neo-noir gets a fine Blu-ray from Arrow Video.
Jul 11, 2016 · [Crimes of Passion] is an angry, arguably putrid examination of repressed sexual yearnings breaking free from the heteronormative trap of monogamy demanded by the institution of marriage and mandated by religious doctrine.
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The New York Times. FOR all their extravagance, Ken Russell's films have never lacked exuberance or humor, which makes the flat, joyless tone of Crimes of Passion a surprise. Much of this is attributable to a screenplay by Barry Sandler filled with smutty double-entendres and weighty ironies.
