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Festival du Nouveau Cinéma: ‘Guilty of Romance’ beautifully depraved

Guilty of Romance Directed by Sion Sono Japan, 2011 In Guilty of Romance, Sion Sono’s female protagonist, Izumi, is established as submissive. This quality permeates throughout the film and especially in the early scenes, she is presented as a docile and obedient housewife compliant to all of her husband’s desires. Sion Sono exaggerates and extrapolates …

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