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  Preaching to the Perverted - Download (1997)
 
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UNRATED DIRECTOR'S CUT! MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY!

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A young infiltrator, Peter (Christien Anholt), is dispatched by moral crusaders in Parliament to gather evidence for a private prosecution against fetish clubs operating all over Britain, where many of the saucier activities are illegal.

From Peter's background as a virginal employee of the Holy Hardware computer company (motto: Log On To The Lord!), he is thrust into the sex glamour shock of these big fetish clubs and parties.

Beautiful girls are there in abundance doing wicked things! The Member of Parliament, Henry Harding (Tom Bell), for whom Peter works, is delighted at the incriminatory evidence his protegé soon gathers against the clubs.

Peter, however, becomes infatuated with Tanya Cheex (Guinevere Turner), a sex goddess from New York and leader of the fetish club scene on both sides of the Atlantic.

He wants her to calm down, become "normal", and avoid going to jail. She wants to pervert him. The question is, who will win? There follows a moral dilemma for Peter of whether to give evidence in court against the woman who both attracts and repels him. He wants desperately to have a conventional relationship, which means making love.... She loves him and is happy to play lots of games in bed but will never allow a mere man the pleasure of intercourse with her.

Peter's journey as an innocent abroad is presented in an amusing, upbeat and stylized way as the adventure turns more bizarre. Although some of the events portrayed in these clubs really do happen, this film is far removed from the traditional realism of British cinema.

The world's first feature film set in the fetish club scene, released in 1997 to both controversy and acclaim, soon reached "cult favorite" status (The Boston Phoenix) and was the last film of the 20th Century to be banned in Ireland!

Directed by two-time British Academy Award winner Stuart Urban (OUR FRIENDS IN THE NORTH, REVELATION), PREACHING TO THE PERVERTED has been hailed as a "ROCKY HORROR for the chemical generation - truly exhilarating." (Melody Maker)

 
 
   
cast and crew

genre: comedy gay & lesbian international music & performance

country: United Kingdom

language: English English

runtime: 97 minutes

attributes: Color Director's Cut Widescreen

rating: Not Rated

 
cast and crew

Stuart Urban:
Writer
Stuart Urban:
Director
Stuart Urban:
Producer

Guinevere Turner:
Actor
Christien Anholt:
Actor

 
   
festivals
  • Hamptons International Film Festival 1997 (Hamptons, United States)
  • Montreal World Film Festival 1997 (Montreal, Canada)
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    awards
  • Best Feature
    2002 CineKink NYC (New York, United States)
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    "A fun and deftly erotic adventure."
    -Film Threat

    "Bold, provocative...surreal."
    -Time Out

    "Original, first-rate, sumptuous: enjoy!"
    i-D

    "a kind of high-tech, fast-paced, MOULIN ROUGE for the
    fetish world...no wonder it was banned in Ireland."
    -Curve Magazine

    "A mesh of glamour and hilarity ... slick, with an excellent cast ... great dialogue."
    -Independent on Sunday

    "Superbly handled ... don't miss it. Film of the month."
    -Mark Roland, Muzik Magazine

    "Well worth a look-in!"
    -Loaded Magazine

    "Hilarious... sex goddess Guinevere Turner makes Sharon Stone look like a mother superior, fiendish cameos from Tom Bell, Ricky Tomlinson etc. ... put on your mask and enjoy the party. This ballsy British independent deserves respect."
    -Jake Hamilton, Empire Magazine

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