Boxing Helena (1993)

Directed by

Jennifer Lynch

Genre

drama film, romance film, thriller film, mystery film, erotic thriller

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

R

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 252 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A surgeon becomes obsessed with a beautiful woman and imprisons her in his home after a car accident leaves her an amputee. He tries to control every aspect of her life while she fights to survive and escape.

unsettlingdreamliketensepsychologically intenseclaustrophobicmelancholicprovocativedeliberate

What happens

Boxing Helena is a 1993 American avant-garde thriller film written and directed by Jennifer Lynch from a story by Philippe Caland. It stars Sherilyn Fenn, Julian Sands, and Bill Paxton. Before its release, the film's production was hampered by legal battles with Madonna and Kim Basinger, who had both backed out of the starring role. The film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January 1993 and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic Feature. After receiving an NC-17 rating from the MPAA, the film was given an R rating on appeal and released in the United States in September 1993. It was a critical and commercial failure. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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