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Free Talk: Film Comment Live – Sex in the Cinema
Film Comment editors lead a panel discussion on films across this year’s NYFF lineup that push the boundaries of depictions of sensuality and desire on screen, posing provocative questions for the current cinema landscape, where sex has become a divisive subject.
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Several films—both old and new—across this year’s NYFF lineup push the boundaries of depictions of sensuality and desire on screen, posing provocative questions for the current cinema landscape, where sex has become a divisive subject. This panel, led by Film Comment editors Devika Girish and Clinton Krute, will explore films like The Devils, The Drift, At Night, The Unknown, and others to discuss what thrills and terrifies us about sexuality on screen.
Subscribe to Film Comment today! The premier home of film criticism since 1962, Film Comment launched a new quarterly digital magazine that offers subscribers long-form features, in-depth interviews, reviews, podcast conversations, coverage of top festivals like NYFF, and more—plus a searchable archive spanning seven decades of groundbreaking film journalism. FLC Members get a 25% discount! (see latest Member Newsletter for the latest discount code).
Several films—both old and new—across this year’s NYFF lineup push the boundaries of depictions of sensuality and desire on screen, posing provocative questions for the current cinema landscape, where sex has become a divisive subject. This panel, led by Film Comment editors Devika Girish and Clinton Krute, will explore films like The Devils, The Drift, At Night, The Unknown, and others to discuss what thrills and terrifies us about sexuality on screen.
Subscribe to Film Comment today! The premier home of film criticism since 1962, Film Comment launched a new quarterly digital magazine that offers subscribers long-form features, in-depth interviews, reviews, podcast conversations, coverage of top festivals like NYFF, and more—plus a searchable archive spanning seven decades of groundbreaking film journalism. FLC Members get a 25% discount! (see latest Member Newsletter for the latest discount code).