She's Lost Control

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She's Lost Control

2014

1h 30m

Drama

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A sexual surrogate (Brooke Bloom) develops feelings for a new client (Marc Menchaca).

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Katie Walsh

Los Angeles Times

"She's Lost Control" is a quiet triumph, a true herald of a distinctive and necessary voice in cinema.

Jun 4, 2015

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Drew Hunt

Chicago Reader

First-time writer-director Anja Marquardt paints a pointed, emotionally honest portrait of a woman detached from the public yet unable to avoid such typical life problems as a dysfunctional family and a straitened financial situation.

May 14, 2015

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

"She's Lost Control" sustains a mood of deepening alienation, but the attitude of the movie is too detached for it to be emotionally gripping, and its ending is botched.

Mar 19, 2015

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

Marquardt crafts a tone akin to the paranoid thrillers of the 1970s.

Feb 13, 2024

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CJ Sheu

Review Film Review

Kudos to casting director Allison Twardziak, because Bloom is perfect in the role.

May 26, 2021

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Carey-Ann Pawsey

Orca Sound

In her directorial debut, Anja Maquardt brought some darkness in a story which on the surface didn't seem like it would go that way.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 21, 2020

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Teresa B

Awful framed as art. Slow paced movie about a intimacy coach and her bad client. This movie throws too much at the viewer that doesn't matter (cryo-storing eggs with no explanation, landlord-tenant issues) and not enough substance on the main issues of the film. Add to it all, a very bad ending after an assault a worker such as this should have training in. A waste of time.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/22/23

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Audience Member

When silence and innuendo works as hard or even harder then dialogues and story. Very clever decision. And strong camera, editors and actors work.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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The ending fucking sucked.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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I enjoyed this slow paced and detailed look at the life and work of a sex therapist. Brooke Bloom brought a quiet intensity to her portrayal and was at all times believable. I would recommend this thoughtful exploration of the complicated world of personal and professional intimate relationships. Brooke Bloom brol intensity to the role and

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

Sex-therapists are human beings too.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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It's a very slow paced, very dull drama, but at the same time it manages not to be boring. Once you get to the ending, it becomes clear it's one of those films you watch and you can't help but to feel distanced from it and you won't remember much of it in a couple of days. On the surface Ronah is a behavioral psychologist getting her masters as a sexual surrogate, but deep down she's living proof of the saying "Those who can't do, teach". She's trying to teach sexual intimacy to the men she works with, yet she can't have any intimacy that is non sexual in her real life - a life that seems to be very gray and emotionally unfulfilling. It's an "okay" film. I don't esteem it highly.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Synopsis

A sexual surrogate (Brooke Bloom) develops feelings for a new client (Marc Menchaca).

Director: Anja Marquardt
Producer: Anja Marquardt, Kiara Jones, Mollye Asher
Screenwriter: Anja Marquardt
Production Co: SLC Film, Rotor film
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2016
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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