Set in London's world of high class call girls, Amoureux Solitaires
tells the story of London based French escort Virginie, and Rupert, a
man who rescues trafficked girls - A tale of modern love.
Sex Doll's lurid title suggests a Russ Meyer exploitation
fest, but in truth the film offers a toned down, occasionally bland look
at sex work. Prostitution has long been a cinematic fixture, and
writer/director Sylvie Verheyde seeks to offset the unrealistic
depictions by male directors by showing prostitution in a detached
fashion. Virginie (Hafsia Herzi), the protagonist, is first seen lying
in bed with an impassive expression as an older businessman type thrusts
and grunts unappealingly. Virginie gives an impression of blasé
professionalism -- she does her job, collects her money and doesn't get
emotionally involved. There's only the briefest glimpse of nudity, and
Virginie's self-presentation is telling: She favors black clothes and
thick, 1960s-style false eyelashes, her severe outfits suggesting a
seductive but impenetrable armor.
Her world is soon shaken by Rupert (tattoo-covered male model Ash Stymest in his debut role), an enigmatic stranger with whom she starts an affair. His dozens of tattoos and unclear intentions project sleaze, and the businessmen Virginie beds for money, some of whom have physically abusive tendencies, are even sleazier. In the world of Sex Doll, men are not to be trusted. For all that, Verheyde allows some sly humor. Virginie jerks off a man while the camera stays fixed on her bored face. In the next shot, she washes her hands -- this is work, and it's not titillating. The penultimate line may well serve as a pointed mission statement: Virginie turns to Rupert and asks, "Aren't you tired of rescuing whores?" Sex Doll, flat though it may sometimes be, is shrewdly aware of the countless clichés surrounding sex work.
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Her world is soon shaken by Rupert (tattoo-covered male model Ash Stymest in his debut role), an enigmatic stranger with whom she starts an affair. His dozens of tattoos and unclear intentions project sleaze, and the businessmen Virginie beds for money, some of whom have physically abusive tendencies, are even sleazier. In the world of Sex Doll, men are not to be trusted. For all that, Verheyde allows some sly humor. Virginie jerks off a man while the camera stays fixed on her bored face. In the next shot, she washes her hands -- this is work, and it's not titillating. The penultimate line may well serve as a pointed mission statement: Virginie turns to Rupert and asks, "Aren't you tired of rescuing whores?" Sex Doll, flat though it may sometimes be, is shrewdly aware of the countless clichés surrounding sex work.
Sylvie Verheyde
Hafzia Herzi, Ash Stymest, Karole Rocher, Paul Hamy, Ira Max, Lindsay Karamoh, Myriam Djeljeli
Sylvie Verheyde
Bruno Berthemy, Bertrand Faivre, Soledad Gatti-Pascual
IFC Midnight
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