Note:Sex Lies and Videotape

Guide Note

Sex, Lies, and Videotape is a dramatic independent film that examines the issues of infidelity and voyeurism through the lives of four people - as a man films women talking about their sexuality. As the debut feature from director Steven Soderbergh, the low-budget film helped to popularize and invigorate the movement, as well as launch the careers of many of the people involved. The movie went on to be a commercial success and went on to be nominated for a number of awards, including an Oscar for Best Screenplay.

Fast Facts

  1. Release Date: August 18, 1989
  2. Director: Steven Soderbergh
  3. Run Time: 100 minutes
  4. Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay; Grand Prize winner at the Cannes Film Festival; Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival
  5. Added to the National Film Registry in 2006

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