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The Loss of Sexual Innocence
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Synopsis
Director Mike Figgis, creator of the Academy award-winning Leaving Las Vegas, presented this film's world premiere at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. The story is made up of non-linear, interconnected episodes about a man at different stages of his life, all of which explicate thematically the film's title. The film also juxtaposes a retelling of the classic biblical fall-from-grace tale of Adam and Eve. We see the leading character, Nic, at 5 years old as a boy in colonial Kenya, at age 16 in swinging London in the '60s, and as a grown man working as a film ethnographer. Each sequence shows how he lost some degree of his sexual innocence, whether it be through love, puberty, or masturbation. Shot all over the world, including Tunisia, Italy, and England, the film is an exploration of sex and loss through the life of one individual. ~ Arthur Borman, All Movie Guide

Cast

Julian Sands Nic (as adult)
Stefano Dionisi Lucca
Kelly MacDonald Susan
Saffron Burrows Twins
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers Nic (age 16)
James Bradley Band Member
John Cowey Nic (age 5)
Hanne Klintoe Eve
George Moktar Nic (age 12)
Femi Ogumbanjo Adam
Johanna Torrel Nic's Wife

Production Crew

Jina Jay Casting
Benoit Delhomme Cinematographer
Barney Reisaz Co-producer
Mike Figgis Composer (Music Score)
Florence Nicaise Costume Designer
Mike Figgis Director
Matthew Wood Editor
Patrick Wachsberger Executive Producer
James Bradley First Assistant Director
Annie Stewart Producer
Mike Figgis Producer
Giorgio Desideri Production Designer
Mark Taylor Re-Recording Mixer
Mike Figgis Screenwriter
Pawel Widowczak Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1999
Runtime: 106
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for strong sexual images, pervasive nudity, violence and language
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Sound
Dolby

Produced by
Red Mullet Productions
Sony Pictures Classics
Summit Entertainment

Release
May 28, 1999 (USA)