Pentimento
Released: 1979
Drama
This film is dominated by an icy blue. In a monumental building a group of scientists submit women to obscure experiments, in which sexuality and cruelty constantly merge into one another. When the film was released, this horrifying game of power and powerlessness was condemned severely by a militant group of feminists. The criticism was undeserved. After all, 'Pentimento' is an art-historical term for a hidden image underneath the actual image giving an indication of how the latter evolved to its current state. The film does not endorse the lopsided power relations in our world but actually challenges them.
Starring: Helen Hedy, Moniek Toebosch, Trix Zwartjes, Ronald Beer, Koos Fasel, Marian Smit, Armand Perrenet, Babeth
Directed by: Frans Zwartjes
Written by: Frans Zwartjes
Language: Dutch, English, German
Scenes
This experimental film includes brief shots of mildly disturbing images. These include a shot of a naked man peeing on his own leg while lying with a naked woman, and two explicit rear shots of nude women peeing.
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Added: 2022-02-26 22:35:44Edited: 2023-05-04 09:00:07