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The Lover (1996)
A bereft filmmaker asks a series of women to pose nude for his camera in this striking and moody short film by Belgium's Olivier Smolders. The silent encounters act as counterpoint to a contemplative internal monologue musing on love, loss and the subtle power-plays of aversion and desire underway in an atmosphere pervaded by an irresistible erotic gloom. Filmed in a lustrous black and white, the themes explored find their perfect compliment in the stark, fascinated, all-embracing gaze of the camera. - Robert Avila
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imdb.photo-model,
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imdb.tattoo,
imdb.knife,
imdb.pregnant-woman,
imdb.music-box,
imdb.dog,
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imdb.older-woman-younger-man-relationship,
imdb.sexual-tension,
imdb.mirror,
imdb.art-model,
imdb.model,
imdb.clothed-male-naked-female-scene,
imdb.photography,
imdb.voice-over-narration,
imdb.monkey,
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imdb.female-rear-nudity,
imdb.teenage-girl,
imdb.female-topless-nudity,
imdb.bazongas
Runtime: 26 min.
Released: Dec. 1, 1996
Status: Released
Certification: NR
