Tops & Bottoms (1999)

Directed by

Christine Richey

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

2.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary takes a look at the BDSM subculture through the lives of a real-life couple, Robert and Mary Dante. It explores their relationship and how power and sex intersect in their world.

educationalintimateobservationalsubversivedirectunflinchingnon-judgmentalmeasured

What happens

Tops & Bottoms: Sex, Power and Sadomasochism is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Cristine Richey and released in 1999. The film depicts the BDSM subculture, most notably through the relationship of BDSM enthusiast couple Robert and Mary Dante. The film premiered in the Perspectives Canada at the 1999 Toronto International Film Festival, and was subsequently screened in the Midnight Madness lineup at the 1999 Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival. It was broadcast by TVOntario as an episode of The View from Here in February 2000. The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 20th Genie Awards in 2000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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