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The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999)

The Loss of Sexual Innocence poster
Directed by
Mike Figgis
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
R
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a filmmaker's sexual development across three time periods in his life. The story moves between these stages in a disconnected and non-chronological way.

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What happens

The Loss of Sexual Innocence is a 1999 drama film written and directed by Mike Figgis. It tells the story of the sexual development of a filmmaker through three stages of his life, in a non-linear and disjointed manner. The film stars British actress Saffron Burrows, whom Figgis dated for several years. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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