A Thought of Ecstasy

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3.6/10

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Deborah Kara Unger in A Thought of Ecstasy (2017)

A journey in a heated and paranoid America with a man in search of a lost love, a woman lost in desire for revenge and a twenty-year-old diary about the yearning to waste oneself in destruction.

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A journey in a heated and paranoid America with a man in search of a lost love, a woman lost in desire for revenge and a twenty-year-old diary about the yearning to waste oneself in destruct...Read allA journey in a heated and paranoid America with a man in search of a lost love, a woman lost in desire for revenge and a twenty-year-old diary about the yearning to waste oneself in destruction.A journey in a heated and paranoid America with a man in search of a lost love, a woman lost in desire for revenge and a twenty-year-old diary about the yearning to waste oneself in destruction.

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IMDb RATING

3.6/10

711

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 13 nominations

Trivia
A Thought of Ecstasy was part of a theatre performance at Berlin based art space Ballhaus Berlin.

Goofs
When Frank reads Ross Sinclair's book in the car you can recognize the text inside as "The Yellow Wallpaper" byCharlotte Perkins Gilman.

Quotes
Frank Patrick:Never realized, that I was always searching for her. Like now. A stranger in a strange country. A stranger in my own story.

Crazy credits
Title card (before final credits): "But seduction is inevitable. No one living escapes it, not even the dead." - Jean Baudrillard

Connections
FeaturesTherese and Isabelle(1968)

Soundtracks
Names
Written by Anstam
Performed by Anstam

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Featured review

6/10

Slow Burning Art Film - as the reviews show one either loves or hates it...

...but in any case need to have the patience to see it to the (interesting) end - avoid the spoilers for that of course.

First 30min or so one might find it hard to get through but the characters grow with time, and the erotic visuals bridge the strange (not very sense making) monologues. And the landscapes of (suppose) Nevada empty desert are stunning too.

Generally while watching I thought this feels like a Werner Herzog film without (the usually interesting Herzog-) narration but with artfully filmed (not appearing cheap or just exposing nudity) pretty stunning naturally beautiful looking females. Not spoiling but as a precaution for (cis)women thinking of watching, unfortunately for them there is only more or less one male to look at in the flesh, which is the director himself. So apart from film art students of any gender, it might visually be more suited for a male audience (or couples) who will enjoy watching - if patience and time is no issue:)