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      Love Exposure

      Released Sep 2, 2011 3h 57m Comedy Drama Romance List
      91% 22 Reviews Tomatometer 88% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score Raised by an extremely strict Roman Catholic, a young man, who sneaks snapshots of women's panties, meets a gal who becomes his Virgin Mary. Read More Read Less
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      An engagingly funny melodrama as well as an ambitious exploration of sexual behavior, Sion Sono's Love Exposure provides nearly four hours of extremely strange and entertaining cinema.

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      Yash B "Love Exposure" is one of the most strange films I have ever witnessed. It is a 4-hour journey that never goes where I expected it to. The movie is definitely one of the most original stories I have seen and I do think it deserves props for its creativity. It is bizarre and features a variety of genre styles that keep it pretty entertaining. That being said, I do feel this is a movie that feels long, particularly near the end. The movie is split into chapters and I would say it is at its most entertaining in the first half, but I still mostly found something to like in each section. Overall, it is an undeniably strange movie, but it is one that makes an honest effort to be different and is worth experiencing as a result. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/25/23 Full Review Gian P MAGNUM OPUS OF SION SONO! The story is so captivating that you're just going to eat it all up and be surprised how quickly four hours can pass you by. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/07/23 Full Review Mahdiyeh H Five stars for the persistence in taking me by surprise Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review andy h Even in the first part when you feel like trying it off, trust me when I say to keep watching, and you won't be disappointed. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review william d Love Exposure is wonderfully bizarre and quirky. I had no problem sitting through the entire four hours. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member chi ha il pane non ha i denti per non amare un film cosi o forse devo dire.....chi ha gli occhi non ha il cervello. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Chris Chang Film Comment Magazine Clocking in at 237 minutes, Sino's film possesses a rambling, free-associative structure. Jun 17, 2013 Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Exhibiting astonishing dexterity, Mr. Sono shapes all this trauma into a narrative that's completely coherent and surprisingly touching, never more so than in Yu's struggle toward sexual maturity. Rated: 4/5 Sep 1, 2011 Full Review Mark Jenkins NPR It's a campy rampage that runs a few minutes shy of four hours, dooming what otherwise would likely be a bright future as a midnight movie. Sep 1, 2011 Full Review Tim Brayton Alternate Ending A film about being overwhelmed, as much as it's an overwhelming film, and it's the most excitingly exhausting kind of too much. Rated: 4/5 Apr 5, 2020 Full Review Donald J. Levit ReelTalk Movie Reviews Manga-indebted but without lens trickery, this is exhilarating cinema experience. Dec 1, 2011 Full Review Sara Maria Vizcarrondo Boxoffice Magazine This four-hour opus about the fury of love and the love of fury is ritually fascinating, often excessive and, with a caution the film wields like a blade, achingly poignant. Rated: 4/5 Sep 22, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Raised by an extremely strict Roman Catholic, a young man, who sneaks snapshots of women's panties, meets a gal who becomes his Virgin Mary.
      Director
      Sion Sono
      Screenwriter
      Sion Sono
      Distributor
      Olive Films
      Production Co
      Omega Project
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama, Romance
      Original Language
      Japanese
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 2, 2011, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 29, 2019
      Runtime
      3h 57m