Anatomy of Hell

Name: Anatomy of Hell
Genre: Drama, Adult, Adult
Released: September 24, 2004
Duration: 77 min
Rating: 29

2004

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Tartan | Release Date: September 24, 2004 | Unrated

Summary: A daring exploration into the nature of a fundamentally social and religious taboo: sexuality.

Director: Catherine Breillat

Genre(s): Drama, Adult, Adult

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 77 min

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Lisa Nesselson

Compact, ultra-explicit two-character pic about what transpires when a beautiful straight woman hires a handsome gay man to "look" at her is gloriously mannered, proudly pretentious and undeniably compelling. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

The surprise of Anatomy of Hell is that Siffredi's character is ultimately more vulnerable than the woman Read full review

Kevin Thomas

What follows is graphic, but it's too cerebral and too challenging to be dismissed as pornography. Read full review

Achy Obejas

Although several of her (Breillat's) previous films were intriguing and provocative, this one seems styled more as raw material for satire on "Mad TV" or "Saturday Night Live." Read full review

Ty Burr

Despite all that onscreen turgidness, Anatomy of Hell is itself so much a matter of the mind that it never rises above theory. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

Ranks high on the squirm meter. But, unlike in most of her earlier work, there's no emotional payoff. Read full review

Stanley Kauffmann

The dialogue that is wrapped around the sexual activities only helps to make the film disgustingly ridiculous. Read full review

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