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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: THINKFILM LLC
EAN: 0821575550758
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Anamorphic
Label: Velocity / Thinkfilm
Manufacturer: Velocity / Thinkfilm
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Velocity / Thinkfilm
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 13, 2007
Running Time: 102 minutes
Sales Rank: 829
Studio: Velocity / Thinkfilm
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
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Product Description:
Written and directed by John Cameron Mitchell (who previously starred in and directed the film adaptation of his international stage hit Hedwig and the Angry Inch) Shortbus explores the lives of several characters living in present-day New York as they navigate the comic and tragic intersections between love and sex. Male and female straight and gay the characters find one and other - and eventually find themselves - when they all converge at a weekly underground salon called 'Shortbus' a mad nexus of art music politics and polysexual carnality.Mitchell developed the film's story along with his ensemble cast all of whom are making their feature film debuts and who were selected after submitting videotaped interviews/auditions in response to a well-publicized open casting call posted on a website. Over a half million people visited the website and nearly 500 people sent in tapes before the final seven leading performers/characters were selected to workshop the storyline with Mitchell.The resulting film one of the true sensations of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival presents sex and sexuality as never before seen in mainstream entertainment and promises to be one of the most talked-about films for months - and years - to come.System Requirements:Run Time: 101 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: UNRATED UPC: 821575550758 Manufacturer No: TF-55075
Amazon.com:
In his aim to make an honest film about sex, John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) has taken a somewhat documentary approach to Shortbus, a film describing various New Yorkers' sexual pathos. Framed by shots roving a homemade diorama of the city, Shortbus is comprised of vignettes featuring actors who helped craft this story of people's disconnect in sexual endeavors. Jamie (PJ DeBoy) and James (Paul Dawson), a gay couple experiencing a lull in their relationship, visit Sophia (Sook-Yin Lee), a sex therapist whose inability to orgasm results in her clients inviting her to a sex club after which the film is titled. Sophia's husband, Rob (Raphael Barker), is also willing to experiment, so the two independently embark on adventures in self-pleasure. Dominatrix Severin (Lindsay Beamish) plays a crucial role in Sophia and Rob's lives, as her search for real humanity overlaps with their desire for passion. As each character's plot complicates, the viewer sees a similar melancholy bulldozing its way into these seemingly disparate lives. The depression is repeatedly used in comedic scenes, such as when James is asked on a date while still hospitalized for his attempted suicide. Yo La Tengo's score, which includes Animal Collective among others, lends this film a graceful ambience. Unlike porn, Shortbus has a resonance that encourages the viewer to consider one's own sex life as an important aspect of happiness. --Trinie Dalton
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Excellent movie, but DVDs are bad
I purchased this movie as a gift. It won, I believe, the GLADD award in 2007 for best film. Excellent movie and very, very interesting as to how it was actually developed and produced.
I was incredibly frustrated when, near the end of the movie with only about 15 minutes left the DVD froze. I found no way to advance the film even using the chapters.
Thankfully, Amazon did replace the film with another DVD. Sadly, it froze up in the exact same spot. Apparently there was a glitch in the production of these DVDs. I did manage to get to the end of the film with many stops and starts. Very distracting.
Rating:  - This Movie RULES
Shortbus changed my life.
Watch it. You won't regret it. I promise.
Just go and watch it!
Rating: - Fantastic!
Great movie that touches each viewer differently. The sexual realism is only shocking for the first minute as it IS different from the norm. It fits with the story and isn't distracting at all after that first bit. Sweet without being sappy. Hopefully, there will be a sequel.
Rating: - One of a Kind
I guarentee you've never seen a movie quite like this. Bounderies are definately pushed in this movie about people in New York City dealing with finding themselves in a post-9/11 America.
If you like sex unfiltered in your movies that further a story as opposed to detract from it, then this is the movie for you. You must be extremely open minded. The sex performed is real and the acting is intense. The emotions that the characters have to deal with are universal and everyone can connect with someone in this movie.
Very enjoyable! :-D
Rating: - i loved this movie.
I loved this movie. there were great love stories and stories of friendship. I thought the movie was sweet and charming.
oh and the sex was good fun too.
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