Conspirators of Pleasure

April 07, 2021 00:03:07
Conspirators of Pleasure
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Conspirators of Pleasure

Apr 07 2021 | 00:03:07

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Show Notes

A delightful and humorous celebration of sexual fetishes, as practiced by solitary people trying to get beyond social repression to create pleasure; a rare live action offering from Czech animator Jan Svankmajer. The brilliant Czech animator Jan Svankmajer makes films that explore the nether reaches of our minds and behavior, with a sensibility so odd that it’s unclassifiable. His 1996 film Conspirators of Pleasure is one of his forays into live action (although animation eventually plays a part). The theme is fetishism, but the treatment is anything but salacious. We first follow the mysterious activities of a balding, reclusive man…

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