Preaching to the Perverted (film)

Preaching to the Perverted

Preaching to the Perverted DVD cover
Directed by Stuart Urban
Produced by Keith Hayley
Starring Guinevere Turner
Tom Bell
Christien Anholt
Music by Magnus Fiennes
Maya Fiennes
Cinematography Sam McCurdy
Release dates
 1997
Running time
 100 minutes
Language English

Preaching to the Perverted is a 1997 British comedy film written and directed by Stuart Urban.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

The film stars Guinevere Turner as Tanya Cheex, a New York dominatrix. Tom Bell plays Henry Harding MP and Christien Anholt plays Peter Emery. In addition, several well-known BDSM performance artists appear:

The film was originally developed by the BBC, but they later dropped the script, believing it would never be suitable for broadcast on UK TV. However, in April 2004 the movie was shown on terrestrial TV in the UK on BBC One.

The film was banned in Ireland by then film censor Sheamus Smith.

In 2013 the film became the first European feature film to be restored and remastered on crowd-funding site Kickstarter by its fans. The remastered Blu-ray became available in August 2013. The film also inspired the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe Show "Darkest Fantasy", based on the character Tanya's wedding fantasy.

Plot

Henry Harding MP, a British government minister on a moral crusade, hires an inexperienced young computer whizzkid, Peter Emery who works for a Christian computer company called Holy Hardware, to infiltrate the United Kingdom BDSM scene. Harding is set on putting a club called "House of Thwax" run by Mistress Tanya Cheex out of business, and is sure that Peter's secretly videotaped evidence of the club's activities will do the trick. However, the virginal Peter takes a liking to Tanya Cheex and finds himself falling for the Mistress. Amongst the locations used Layer Marney Tower in Essex plays a pivotal role for a party scene.

Cast

Reviews

"Witty and kitsch". Among The Top 10 BDSM Movies. The Guardian, Anna Smith. 10th February 2015.[8]

"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". Empire Magazine, Jake Hamilton

"A mesh of glamour and hilarity ... slick, with an excellent cast ... great dialogue". 'Dillie Tante' The Independent on Sunday

"Enjoyably offbeat" The Times April 27, 2004 (TV preview)

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

""Original setting ...sumptuous styling ... treat yourself and enjoy" i-D Magazine 1997

Awards

Soundtrack

The CD contains:

  1. Magnus & Maya – Welcome to the House of Thwax
  2. Shimmon & Wolfson – Evil Queen
  3. Magnus & Maya – Journey Into Hell
  4. Rejuvination – Sycophantasy
  5. Magnus & Maya – Postman Always Thrice
  6. Mark Broom – The Alien Spoke
  7. Magnus & Maya – In Zerbra Suspension
  8. The Aloof – Mind
  9. Way Out West – Ajare
  10. Magnus & Maya – Enlightenment
  11. Magnus & Maya – Goodmorning Mistress
  12. Magnus & Maya – On Wasteland (Requiem Flagellum)
  13. Omni Trio – Who Are You
  14. Percy X – Aerobix
  15. Amethyst – Futura
  16. Magnus & Maya – Grindecontrol Transubmission
  17. Magnus & Maya – House of Thwax

See also

References

  1. ↑ The New York Times
  2. ↑ DVD Talk
  3. ↑ Sex in Cinema - Greatest and Most Influential Erotic Scenes 1997
  4. ↑ Top 10 Highly Kinky Films on Obsessed with Film
  5. ↑ Cinesploitation Review
  6. ↑ Film Threat Review
  7. ↑ A Site Called Fred Review
  8. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/feb/10/bdsm-film-top-10-fifty-shades-grey
  9. ↑ Qwipster.net

Darkest Fantasy, Fringe show

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