Going Under
Directed by Eric Werthman
Written by Eric Werthman & Jessica Gohlke
Starring Roger Rees & Geno Lechner
2004, 35mm, 98 minutes.
Peter, a psychotherapist, and Suzanne, a professional dominatrix, have
been meeting once a week for over two years. In the privacy of a
dungeon room in an S & M house, Suzanne delicately pierces, prods and
ultimately soothes Peter as they engage in sensual dominance and
submission reenactments.
Peter's wife Pat knows about her husband's other life, but there is an understanding between them; what happens in
the dungeon is relegated to the world of fantasy. Peter and Suzanne,
undeniably drawn to each other, agree to see each other on the outside.
Though Suzanne is clearly ambivalent about any sort of physical
intimacy, Peter becomes increasingly obsessed with consummating their
relationship. The more Suzanne pulls away, the harder Peter finds it to
let go. As they meet in coffee shops, bars and restaurants throughout
New York City, Peter remembers the erotic "scenes" between them and the
relationship these fantasies have to his past.
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RECENT SCREENINGS
May 2007 - Roxie Film Center - San Francisco, CA
January 2007 - Yerba Buena Center for the Arts - SF, CA
Novermber 2006 - Brattle Theater, Cambridge, MA
November 2006 - International Film Festival Frankfurt, GERMANY
September 2006 - Seoul Net Festival, Seoul, Korea
June 2006 - Two Boots Pioneer Theater, New York, NY
March 2006 - Sofia International Film Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria
November 2005 - Virgin Islands Film Festival
November 2005 - Northhampton Film Festival, Northhampton, MA
Winner - Best of the Fest
October 2005 - CineKink Film Festival, New York, NY
Winner - Best Narrative Feature
September 2005 - Port Townsend Film Festival, Pt. Townsend, WA
September 2005 - Film Fest New Haven, New Haven, CT
May 2005 - Jacksonville Film Festival, Jacksonville, FL
March 2005 - Cinequest Film Festival, San Jose, CA
October 2004 - Sao Paulo International FF, Sao Paulo, Brazil
REVIEWS
"Cheerfully baring every inch of a body Brad Pitt could be proud of, this 62-year old Welshman(Roger Rees) plays Peter, a married therapist who becomes overly attached to his dominatrix.....your opinion of 60-something nudity will be altered beyond belief."
Jeanette Catsoulis - The New York Times
....takes viewers on a tour of New York's kinky world of S&M, with several amazingly explicit scenes. Most involve Roger Rees, a 60-something Shakespearean actor......Rees has no qualms about full-frontal nudity, possibly because he has the body of a much younger man."
V.A. Musetto - The New York Post
"Eric Werthman's handsomely photographed examination of the dynamic that unites a masochist and the sex worker who caters to his desires.....Rees' performance, of the variety customarily called "fearless".....
Maitland McDonagh - TV GUIDE ON LINE