Comments on: @ Osians Cinefan Film Fest: I Don’t Want To Sleep Alone by Tsai Ming-Liang http://www.nikhilpahwa.com/2007/07/26/osians-cinefan-film-fest-i-dont-want-to-sleep-alone-by-tsai-ming-liang/ In the realm of ideas, everything depends on enthusiasm; in the real world, all rests on perseverance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:38:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jabberwock http://www.nikhilpahwa.com/2007/07/26/osians-cinefan-film-fest-i-dont-want-to-sleep-alone-by-tsai-ming-liang/#comment-916 Jabberwock Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:35:09 +0000 http://www.mixedbag.in/2007/07/26/osians-cinefan-film-fest-i-dont-want-to-sleep-alone-by-tsai-ming-liang/#comment-916 <I>Every time they remove the masks to kiss, they start coughing. After several agonizing minutes of attempts and half kisses in between loud coughs - they give up.</I> This reminds me of a 1970s cult porn film called <I>Cafe Flesh</I>, which was set in a dystopian future where 95 per cent of the population couldn't have sex - because they would fall violently ill if they tried. Result: the remaining 5 per cent are forced to perform at special sex clubs for the majority, and the whole thing becomes an exercise in the working out of repressed feelings. Every time they remove the masks to kiss, they start coughing. After several agonizing minutes of attempts and half kisses in between loud coughs - they give up.

This reminds me of a 1970s cult porn film called Cafe Flesh, which was set in a dystopian future where 95 per cent of the population couldn’t have sex - because they would fall violently ill if they tried. Result: the remaining 5 per cent are forced to perform at special sex clubs for the majority, and the whole thing becomes an exercise in the working out of repressed feelings.

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