Intimate Affairs

Intimate Affairs (2002)

He uncovered their secrets.

Edgar is an artist living in Paris during the 1920s who believes that sex is a subject of vital importance, but almost no one discusses it with the gravity it deserves. With this in mind, Edgar gathers together a panel of fellow creative types at the home of the wealthy tycoon Faldo and his oddly accented spouse Sasha for an evening in which they will discuss their erotic lives without self-serving wit or exaggeration.

Date of release
2002-04-18
TMDB
4.7 / 10 (41)
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Alan Rudolph

Casting

Interesting facts

Investigating Sex is a 2001 comedy-drama film written and directed by Alan Rudolph, starring Neve Campbell, Til Schweiger, Nick Nolte and Dermot Mulroney. The film is based on Investigating Sex: Surrealist Research 1928-1932, a book of Surrealist writers' discussions about sex led by André Breton and compiled by José Pierre. Rudolph called it "one of the most horrific experiences I've ever had, yet this was combined with one of the most pleasurable and enjoyable and creative experiences."

Production

Rudolph was planning a film about Man Ray when sent a copy of the Pierre's book from actor Wallace Shawn. He was not interested in adapting the story of the surrealists in Paris "but I figured, 'What would happen if this was in America?' with people trying to reach those heights but were incapable of it?" He and Michael Henry Wilson (French/American film historian, documentary filmmaker) adapted the story as a screenplay.

The film was shot in Berlin in 2000 using German finance. Neve Campbell, who played a stenographer, described the film as a "no money, no nothing film, but a really great acting exercise." During the making of the film, Neve Campbell met John Light who she later married.

I kept wondering who transcribed the original sessions. This became the plot of our story. I was very pleased with the film. The financiers weren't. We barely strayed from the screenplay, which they enthusiastically endorsed. Then they became horrified seeing discussions of sex and not depictions of it, which were never in the writing. We aimed for Oscar Wilde. They wanted Wet 'n Wild. - Alan Rudolph, January 2022

Well, it was made in Germany, subbing as Cambridge, MA...Nick Nolte and his partner found two other financial partners and raised the money to shoot very quickly in Germany. It took this German game show company and put them on the map, getting them one of these government grants which is really just what they were after.

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