When desire hijacks reason, who's really making the choice?
The story of a choice and an obsession. (Not necessarily in that order). A man thinks he is making a choice between good and evil, not realizing the choice has already been made for him. Vivid presents a Paul Thomas film ... that may very well become your next Obsession.
Direction
Thomas weaponizes ambiguity—you're never sure who chose what
Cinematography
Velvet shadows and feverish close-ups that refuse comfort
Director
Paul Thomas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Paul Thomas (not Anderson—this is the other one) specialized in psychologically dense adult cinema that weaponized genre expectations against viewers.
The 133-minute runtime was deliberately chosen to mirror the 133 days referenced in the protagonist's journal entries—each edit marking elapsed obsession time.
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