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March 14, 2005
Going Under
Roger, a respectable psychotherapist and dutiful husband, has been seeing a professional dominatrix, Suzanne, for two years. When she quits her job to focus on her artwork, he finds himself in a quandry. Dependent on her services and deeply attached to her emotionally, he longs to be with her in any way he can -- but it's against the rules for a dominant and a client to see each other outside the dungeon. Suzanne is willing to break the rule as well - she's become attached too, and besides, she doesn’t work there any more, so it must be all right. However, as she has reminded Roger in the past, the rules are there for their protection, and seeing each other outside that basement dungeon proves to be far more destructive than either of them would have imagined.
This is a stirring, erotic romance although not one for the faint of heart. Both the writing and the acting are brilliant, and the insight of the filmmakers into the psychology of the S&M world is impressive.
Posted by Ealasaid at March 14, 2005 10:02 AM