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This 105 minute feature film is a DVD starring Charles Dan ce, Sheryl Lee, Laila Robins, and Colin Lance. Philip Haas's third feature film, THE BLOOD ORANGES, is based on the 1972 erotic cult novel by John Hawkes. Sumptuous blood oranges are only part of the tropical allure of the idyllic Mediterranean setting where Cyril (Charles Dance) and Fiona (Sheryl Lee of TWIN PEAKS fame), a sexually liberated American couple, have taken up residence. Accustomed to extramarital affairs, they eagerly invite another couple, Hugh (Colin Lane) and Catherine (Laila Robins), who are vacationing in the area with their children, to their small villa for some adulterous fun and games. They even allow Hugh, who is a photographer, to take pictures of their erotic activities. But when a dark secret involving their two guests is unexpectedly revealed, Cyril and Fiona's utopia of free love is threatened. Bernard Zitzermann's engaging cinematography adds visual flair to this steamy tale of sexual excess and obsession.
This sultry drama by the director of ANGELS AND INSECTS takes place in the early 1970s in a small Mediterranean town, where Cyril and Fiona, an American couple, are residing in a rented villa. Both are proponents of free love, and when they make the acquaintance of Hugh and Catherine, a photographer and his wife vacationing in the area, they don't hesitate to incorporate the newcomers into their sexual routine. This arrangement soon backfires, however, forcing the two couples to realize that there is a price to be paid for sexual recklessness.
Original Canadian release date: September 7,1997 (after premiering at the Toronto Film Festival).
Released on video in January 2000 in the United States. Blood Oranges Reviews: "...[A] lush paean to the transcendent pleasures of the flesh..."
-- Kathleen Murphy, Film Comment Blood Oranges | List Price | $14.98 (You save $4.69) | | Studio | Trimark Home Video | | Orig Year | 1997 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  48005  | | CD Universe Part number | 1150706 | | Catalog number | 71317 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jan 11, 2000 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Running Time | 105 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Stereo Surround Sound; Letter Boxed; Widescreen |
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