|
| |
|
PLEASE HELP! Although our site is very popular, the current economic climate has reduced our revenues just when we need extra security to prevent attacks from hackers who don't like what we do. If you think what we do is worthwhile, please
donate or
become a member. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSIGNED NUMBERS |
|
|
Unlike the MPAA we do not assign one inscrutable rating based on age, but 3 objective ratings for SEX/NUDITY, VIOLENCE/GORE and PROFANITY on a scale of 0 to 10, from lowest to highest, depending on quantity and context. |
|
[more »] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Based on the novella by Somerset Maugham, a
widow (Kristin Scott Thomas) in 1938 Florence is involved in a scandal while considering
marriage to a wealthy politician (James Fox) and becoming involved with a married American
(Sean Penn). Also with Anne Bancroft, Jeremy Davies, Derek Jacobi and Massimo Ghini. [1:55]
SEX/NUDITY 3 - Several instances of mild sexual innuendo (including
references to infidelity and homosexuality), a couple of near kisses and a few passionate
kisses; after one of the kisses, the next scene shows a man buttoning his shirt next to a
nude but sheet-covered woman in bed, obviously post-coitus.
VIOLENCE/GORE 4 - A man yells at a woman, verbally threatens her, holds her
close to him, then pushes her on a bed and kisses her against her will. During the same
scene, both threaten each other with a gun; we hear a shot, then see a body on the floor
and realize one of them has committed suicide (a circle of blood is visible on the
person's shirt). Two people are slapped (red marks are visible on a woman's face
afterwards). A woman nearly runs into a man with her car. A jailed man has a bloody facial
cut, bloody knuckles and some blood on his shirt (it's implied he was beaten by police
officers). Two people put a corpse in a car, then we see them putting the corpse in the
woods; we also see a bloody towel that was lying in the backseat of the car.
PROFANITY 1 - Some mild obscenities and an insult. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Pre-World War II Florence, suicide, cover-ups, blackmail,
love affairs, infidelity, one night stands, drunkenness.
MESSAGE - Telling the truth is better than living a lie.
|
|
Special Keywords: S3 - V4 - P1 - MPAAPG-13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
A CAVEAT: We've gone through several editorial changes since we started covering films in 1992 and some of our early standards were not as stringent as they are now. We therefore need to revisit many older reviews, especially those written prior to 1998 or so; please keep this in mind if you're consulting a review from that period. While we plan to revisit and correct older reviews our resources are limited and it is a slow, time-consuming process. |
|
|
|
|
