physical nakedness. Can a film with those attributes also be insulting garbage? It's a difficult aesthetic-philosophical conundrum, but having sat through this damn thing I now have an answer. "I just had the experience of being there at the screening at Sundance and watching the door flap open and closed," said Rufus Sewell, who plays Nancy's husband Albert in the film. "I didn't expect so many people to walk out at Sundance." Despite the controversy, Sewell continues to staunchly support the film. "I was delighted. ...[I]t's a film I'm very proud of, whether you consider that it fails or succeeds, whether you like it or don't like it. I'm proud to be in it." Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter called it the "ugliest film ever shot by that remarkable cameraman Christopher Doyle". According to Manohla Dargis of The New York Times, the film is "A nasty exploitation flick tarted up with art-house actors and psychobabble". References External links 2008 directorial debut films 2008 drama films 2000s English-language films 2000s erotic drama films American erotic drama films American independent films American nonlinear narrative films BDSM in films Films directed by Johan Renck 2000s American films