DEATH VALLEY by Sam Taylor Wood
Synopsis: Death Valley is recognised as the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere and one of the hottst places on earth. The rocks tell a story of endless changes in the earths crust vast depositions, contortions, alternate risings and lowerings, faultings, intense heats and pressures. It is here director Sam TaylorWood and cinematographer Seamus McGarvey chose to frame the Death Valley. The story of a man exploring the experience of selfstimulation, pleasuring, the erotic satisfaction and possibilities with oneself. Simultaneously the film alludes to the Christian story of Onan, the brotherinlaw who spilled his seed rather than copulate with his brothers wife, the film subconsciously questions our cultural stigmatism attached to selfstimulation, and the condition of guilt weighed against the clear erotic value, relief and need.
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