Suspicious river / a film by Lynne Stopkewich ; written & directed by Lynne Stopkewich ; producer, Michael Okulitch.

This controversial and daring film focuses on a young married woman who seduces the faceless men that pass through her stifling world. Feeding her growing desire to test the waters between emotional pleasure and pain, she dives deeper into her own unrealized darkness, uncertain whether she will surv...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Suspicious Films (Firm)
Other Authors: Stopkewich, Lynne, 1964- (Director, Screenwriter)
Okulitch, Michael (Producer)
Parker, Molly, 1972- (Actor)
Rennie, Callum Keith, 1960- (Actor)
Kasischke, Laura, 1961-
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, [2014]
Subjects:
Desire > Drama.
Seduction > Drama.
Sexual abuse victims > Drama.
Prostitutes > Drama.
Desire.
Prostitutes.
Seduction.
Sexual abuse victims.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Film adaptations.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource via Kanopy - MSU authorized users (kanopy)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (88 min.)) : sound, color.
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
This controversial and daring film focuses on a young married woman who seduces the faceless men that pass through her stifling world. Feeding her growing desire to test the waters between emotional pleasure and pain, she dives deeper into her own unrealized darkness, uncertain whether she will survive the Suspicious river.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000.
Based on the novel by Laura Kasischke.
Call Number:PN1997 .S873 2014 Online
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for strong sexual content including sexual violence and language.
Awards:Best film, Vancouver Film Festival
Credits:Executive producers, Hamish McAlpine and Erik Stensrud ; co-producer, Raymond Massey ; music, Don MacDonald ; editor, Allan Lee ; director of photography, Gregory Middleton.
Cast:
Molly Parker, Callum Keith Rennie.
Source of Description:
Online resource; title from title frames.