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036

MAY 2015

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Q&A

DVD

&

BD

What was it that surprised you about the book?

I was very, very vaguely and naively aware of

the BDSM subculture. I do not want to say I am

well versed in the subject now, but I know more

about it. But I did not know how massive it was.

It is becoming bigger and people are becoming

more aware of it. I also learned a lot more about

the psychology of it… The biggest thing that it boils

down to is the gain or the release of control.

How difficult was it to shoot?Was it ever

awkward or embarrassing?

Of course it was awkward and embarrassing at

times. It is not easy to do sex scenes. I am sure

everybody says that. At first it is scary. But the

set is closed, there aren’t many people, and Sam

had created such a safe, protective environment.

We tried to strip away all of the anxiety of what

we were doing, to really master the art of these

scenes… The biggest thing was that we did not

want it to look like you were accidently watching

people have sex. For the viewer, it is supposed

to be a sensual environment, like you were

watching this story in your imagination

and how you would see these scenes.

How did you find the right tone for the

movie?Was that a difficult thing to maintain

throughout the shoot?

No. I actually think that Sam Taylor-Johnson and

(DOP) Seamus McGarvey did an incredible job with

that. They understood how private these moments

are. You do not feel wrong when you watch it.

You do not feel dirty. You feel protected. Seamus

is such an incredible director of photography that

the way that these scenes are shot they are really

just beautiful. They are very elegant. They are very

classy. So I do not think they were worried about

it. I think that if they were, they probably would not

have done the movie.

What is your ideal love story?

My favourite love story is

Harold and

M

aude

(1971).

9 ½ WEEKS

Businessman Mickey Rourke dominates art

gallery assistant Kim Basinger in

Flashdance

director Adrian Lyne’s ‘80s erotic drama. He

blindfolds her and feeds her stuff from the

fridge; she dances seductively to Joe Cocker’s

You Can Leave Your Hat On

.

SECRETARY

“Mr. Grey will see you now.” Lawyer Edward

Grey (James Spader) that is, whose new

secretary (Maggie Gyllenhaal) discovers her

job description includes being spanked whilst

reading letters aloud.

MAITRESSE

A young Gerard Depardieu learns the, er,

ropes of the BDSM scene after he breaks into

the home of a professional dominatrix. This

1975 French flick features some rather painful

practices – some of which are definitely not

simulated. Bring out the gimp!

NYMPHOMANIAC

In Lars von Trier’s episodic arthouse-porn epic,

sex addict Charlotte Gainsbourg enlists the

services of sadomasochist Jamie Bell, whose

tools of the trade include a spanking glove filled

with coins. Ouch!

THINK

KINK

The Divinyls declared there’s "a

fine line between pleasure and

pain”. These four films dare to

explore it.

Fifty Shades of Grey is out on May 21