An American in Paris navigates a sexually charged, melancholic relationship that blurs into surreal intimacy.
Intimate and melancholy. A full-attention watch that takes its time. Emotionally it is devastating.
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Strong sex and nudity, and some violence, about what an NC-17 should carry.
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Murphy is an American living in Paris who enters a highly sexually and emotionally charged relationship with the unstable Electra. Unaware of the seismic effect it will have on their relationship, they invite their pretty neighbor into their bed.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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