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Love Exposure

Play trailer Poster for Love Exposure Released Sep 2, 2011 3h 57m Comedy Drama Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 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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Audience Member 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 Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/26/24 Full Review 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 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