documentary "Scarlet Road" which aired on CBC's The Passionate Eye

[librarian]

Description from the CBC website :

Impassioned about sexual expression, an Australian sex worker specializes in a long overlooked clientele. With humour and passion, she has a dramatic impact on her customers, many of whom are confined to wheelchairs, and who blossom under her attention.

length : 43 minutes

Originally aired on Dec. 9, 2012, but may be viewed online at http://www.cbc.ca/player/Shows/Shows/The+Passionate+Eye/ID/2314258771/

Also available via the CBC app for mobile devices.

 

[Rockslinger]

There is also a movie titled "The Sessions" on this subject.

 

[AllisonElm]

This is worth watching for sure. Interesting documentary.

Bumping this thread rather than making a new one!

 

[AllisonElm]

There is also a movie titled "The Sessions" on this subject.

I hated the sessions but I thought Helen Hunt looked great naked.

 

[Insidious Von]

I hated the sessions but I thought Helen Hunt looked great naked.

What didn't you like about The Sessions?

It's a humane film about a polio survivour who wants to lead as normal a life as possible. I thought it was brilliant and John Hawkes carried the film.

 

[Insidious Von]

John Hawkes is an incredible actor, Jennifer Lawrence owes a huge debt to him.

 

[xyconyx]

Absolutely awesome recommendations. Thank you for sharing.

X

 

[Insidious Von]

After The Sessions, John Hawkes ended up in traction. Like the Soup Nazi, he suffers for his art.

 

[AllisonElm]

Why didn't I like the movie? It was just really Hollywood. They make the husband character a jerk. Too obvious. Main character had to get a religious figure to give him the thumbs up on him having sex outside of marriage. I had an eye ache leaving the theatre from all my eye rolling. This is the original article which the movie was based on: http://thesunmagazine.org/issues/174/on_seeing_a_sex_surrogate?page=1
It's very different than the movie.

Two sex workers have an interesting discussion about the movie here: http://titsandsass.com/the-sessions-2012/

 

[Insidious Von]

So what else in new?

The movie has to be sold to the general public of course they are going dramatize facts. It's a far more relevant film than Silver Linings Playbook which was a sequence of improbabilities. Sure if a less gifted actor than Bill Macy had played Father Brendan it would have generated greater schmaltz. With such a challenging subject the end product was wonderful. But I'm biased, huge John Hawkes fan.