Tag: The Duke of Burgundy

Film review: THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY, from ‘Built For Speed’

The Duke of Burgundy is an intriguing and obtuse film which, from its title, sounds as if it should be some sort of historical costume drama but it’s actually a kind of lesbian 50 Shades of Grey. The slender plot examines the strange sado-masochistic relationship between two women, the young sexually rapacious and obsessive Evelyn (Chiara D’Anna) and her older

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What’s on ‘Built For Speed’ Friday 11th September 2015

This week on ‘Built For Speed’ we review two slightly different movies: an ode to sado-masochism and 1960’s European art house cinema in The Duke of Burgundy and post-apocalyptic teen rebellion in The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials.  There’s also plenty of fine music with new Aussie tracks from Royal Headache, classics from Morrissey and possibly the most weirdly incongruous bracket

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