Summaries

A woman explores her sexuality to cope with the passing of her mother, leading her to profound revelations about herself and the people closest to her.

Although married and pregnant Rose has always been Mother's favorite, it is younger sister Iris whose life is shaken up by Mother's death. Suffocating, Iris spirals out of control and copes by losing herself in sexual oblivion. She leaves her steady, Gary, for a steady stream of one night stands in the arms of mysterious strangers, alienating Gary, Rose, her friends, and her employers in the process. Will this go on until she loses everything that is meaningful to her?—Martin Lewison <[email protected]>

Iris and her older sister Rose are struck by sudden death of their mother. Their dad left for Australia 10 years ago. Iris is romantic dreamer and has a boring boyfriend Gary. Rose is married to reliable Frank and is pregnant. One night Iris meets young Irishman Tom in a movie theater and they have spontaneous sex in an alley. Iris is taken by erotic fantasies and casual sex, she is obsessed with Tom and her relationships with Rose and best friend Vron start to blossom.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • sex scene
  • feminist film
  • golden shower
  • casual sex
  • sexual obsession
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Nov 27, 1997
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Production companies British Film Institute (BFI) Channel Four Television Strange Dog Productions

Box office

Budget $1000000
Gross US & Canada $140254
Gross worldwide $140254

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 22m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby
Aspect ratio 1.66 : 1

Synopsis

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