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Love Exposure

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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.
Love Exposure

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Critics Consensus

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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Chris Chang Film Comment Magazine 06/17/2013
Clocking in at 237 minutes, Sino's film possesses a rambling, free-associative structure. Go to Full Review
Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 09/01/2011
4/5
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. Go to Full Review
Mark Jenkins NPR 09/01/2011
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. Go to Full Review
Tim Brayton Alternate Ending 04/05/2020
4/5
A film about being overwhelmed, as much as it's an overwhelming film, and it's the most excitingly exhausting kind of too much. Go to Full Review
Donald J. Levit ReelTalk Movie Reviews 12/01/2011
Manga-indebted but without lens trickery, this is exhilarating cinema experience. Go to Full Review
Sara Maria Vizcarrondo Boxoffice Magazine 09/22/2011
4/5
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. Go to Full Review
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ill 3 Nov 2 It's my favorite movie of all time. It has a very unique style and a poetic feel to it. It's a very different movie, especially if you're used to American standards, and you might just find it ridiculous. See more 08/26/2024 Fastest 4 hours in my life. I didn’t know how time went by. So interesting, but was a bit slow-paced after it hit the 3 hour mark. Covers the major themes we see in most movies. Love, life, faith, lust etc See more Yash B 09/25/2023 "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. See more Mahdiyeh H 01/16/2023 Five stars for the persistence in taking me by surprise See more andy h 11/14/2021 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. See more william d @acsdoug 08/01/2021 Love Exposure is wonderfully bizarre and quirky. I had no problem sitting through the entire four hours. See more 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
Producer
Yutaka Morohashi
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