Repost: The Duke of Burgundy (May 7th and 8th at the Cleveland Cinematheque)

[THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY screens Thursday May 7th at 6:45 pm and Friday May 8th at 9:35 pm at the Cleveland Cinematheque.]

Review by Bob Ignizio

Forget about Mr. Grey; the Duke will see you now. Those disappointed by the watered down and wrongheaded “mommy porn” of FIFTY SHADES OF GREY will find their taste for kinky erotica far better served by THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY, the latest neo-retro delight from BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO writer/director Peter Strickland.

The plot of the film concerns a pair of lesbian entomologists living in bourgeois comfort at an indeterminate time in the past (my guess is the early 20^th century). Unlike FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY thoroughly understands that it is the submissive partner in a BDSM relationship, in this case Evelyn (Chiara D’Anna), who is really in control. In fact, Evelyn is so controlling that she's in danger of wearing out her ostensibly dominant partner Cynthia (Sidse Babett Knudsen). In the kinkster's dictionary next to “topping from the bottom”, you'd find a picture of this couple.

The Duke of Burgundy (February 21st and 24th at the Capitol Theatre, February 26th at the Apollo Theatre)

[THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY screens Saturday February 21st at midnight and Tuesday February 24th at 7:15 pm at the Capitol Theatre, and Thursday February 26th at 7:15 pm at the Apollo Theatre.]

Review by Bob Ignizio

Forget about Mr. Grey; the Duke will see you now. Those disappointed by the watered down and wrongheaded “mommy porn” of FIFTY SHADES OF GREY will find their taste for kinky erotica far better served by THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY, the latest neo-retro delight from BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO writer/director Peter Strickland.

The plot of the film concerns a pair of lesbian entomologists living in bourgeois comfort at an indeterminate time in the past (my guess is the early 20^th century). Unlike FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY thoroughly understands that it is the submissive partner in a BDSM relationship, in this case Evelyn (Chiara D’Anna), who is really in control. In fact, Evelyn is so controlling that she's in danger of wearing out her ostensibly dominant partner Cynthia (Sidse Babett Knudsen). In the kinkster's dictionary next to “topping from the bottom”, you'd find a picture of this couple.