The read
The highest scoring of the 3 titles in its series.
Synopsis
An erotic story about a woman, the assistant of an art gallery, who gets involved in an impersonal affair with a man. She barely knows about his life, only about the sex games they play, so the relationship begins to get complicated.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes58%
Metacritic50/100
1,161 audience votes
Key crew
- Zalman KingScreenplay
- Sarah KernochanScreenplay
- Patricia Louisianna KnopScreenplay
- Adrian LyneDirector
- Jack NitzscheOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Mickey RourkeJohn
- Kim BasingerElizabeth
- Margaret WhittonMolly
- David MarguliesHarvey
- Christine BaranskiThea
- Karen YoungSue
- Dwight WeistFarnsworth
- Roderick CookSinclair - the Critic
- Victor TruroGallery Client
- Justine JohnstonBedding Saleswoman
- Julian BeckDinner Guest
- Michael MargottaMichael
Stills
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Themes
new york cityprostitutesexual obsessionfetisheroticismwomen's sexual identitybrokergallery ownersadomasochism