hidden agenda?
This documentary of Nick Broomfield's, focusing on the S/M scene, and in particular, on a place in New York called Pandora's Box where ladies with names like Delilah and Raven 'entertain' their clients, is one-sided from the start, starting with negative preconceptions which it tries to convey to its audience.
However, this weakness aside, it is pretty uncompromising when focusing on the mistresses and their clients (whether male or female). I didn't get the sense it was poking fun, but it makes no attempt to understand or explore the scene either. So it remains fairly interesting but ultimately unengaging, mainly because of Broomfield's reluctance to go in there with an open mind and let the viewers of this documentary decide for themselves.
However, this weakness aside, it is pretty uncompromising when focusing on the mistresses and their clients (whether male or female). I didn't get the sense it was poking fun, but it makes no attempt to understand or explore the scene either. So it remains fairly interesting but ultimately unengaging, mainly because of Broomfield's reluctance to go in there with an open mind and let the viewers of this documentary decide for themselves.
- didi-5
- 4 juin 2004