Going Under
Directed by Eric Werthman, Written by Eric Werthman & Jessica Gohlke, Starring Roger Rees & Geno Lechner
BEST OF FEST
NORTHAMPTON INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
2005
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
CINEKINK NYC
2005
SAO PAULO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL
2004, 98 min, 35mm
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.
"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
Press
Jeanette Catsoulis, The New York TimesCheerfully 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.
V.A. Musetto, The New York Post....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.
Maitland Mcdonagh, TV Guide On LineEric 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".....