John Cameron Mitchell’s Shortbus

by Andre Soares

 

Shortbus (2006) directed by John Cameron Mitchell, starring Raphael Barker, Lindsay Beamish

John Cameron Mitchell, director of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, ShortbusVia Reuters: "This film was not pornographic," U.S. director John Cameron Mitchell told reporters at the Cannes Film Festival. "I don’t think anyone got a hard-on watching this film." The film in question is Mitchell’s sexually explicit Shortbus, which has been shown out of competition at the festival.

Hmm… what if someone did get a hard-on watching Shortbus? Would that have made Mitchell’s film, mostly set in a New York cabaret/night-club called Shortbus, any less worthwhile? (Reuters’ Mike Collett-White calls Shortbus a "touching exploration of New York today.")

By the way, Mitchell’s previous film was the quirky and generally well-received Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

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by Andre Soares | May 20, 2006 | Filed Under American Cinema / Hollywood, Directors, Film, Film Festivals 

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4 Responses to “John Cameron Mitchell’s Shortbus”

  1. Tony Comstock on September 1st, 2006 4:22 am

    “what if someone did get a hard-on watching Shortbus? Would that have made Mitchell’s film, mostly set in a New York cabaret/night-club called Shortbus, any less worthwhile?”

    More worthwhile. It would make the film more worthwhile.

  2. Tony Sadowski on October 4th, 2006 10:01 pm

    Just saw SHORTBUS at an OUTFEST sneak preview in LA! John Cameron Mitchell did it again!
    Thank you, Mr Mitchell for another incredible movie! An amazing roller coaster ride of emotions. I can not imagine anyone else doing this movie, showing the sex scenes of all types, and have it come out so well! I laughed and cried! One scene sent chills through me, and I started to shake for a moment(won’t say which) Loved every second of this movie!

  3. Andre Soares on October 4th, 2006 10:09 pm

    I’m looking forward to “Shortbus.” Saw the (heavily censored) trailer a couple of nights ago.

    By the way, “Shortbus” opens this Friday, Oct. 6, in Los Angeles.

  4. Joshua Thompson on March 18th, 2008 10:15 pm

    Shortbus is a marvelous films. Poignant, funny, intelligent, profound.

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