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I Am A Sex Addict
Directed by: Caveh Zahedi
Starring: Caveh Zahedi
Genre:
Comedy/ Independent
Run Time: 98
min.
Release Date:
October 2005
On The Web:
Official
Site
Teaser:
Movie Trailer
Reviewed by
Byron Merritt |
Although a dark comedy with
a serious lean toward sexual narcissism, this film's quirks will appeal
to those who don't mind exploring those dark corners of one's desires
and laughing at their own inadequacies.
Caveh Zahedi is the screenwriter, director, star, and historian
regarding his personal battles with sex addiction.
The most entertaining aspects of the film are that it is shot rather
unconventionally. Although the film starts with Zahedi talking to the
camera, waiting to be married for the third time, the scenes zip back
and forth between Zahedi the narrator, Zahedi the actor, and Zahedi the
narrator during acting (he'll occasionally stare at the camera and make
a rather pithy comment while acting within the framework of the film).
Part documentary, part fictional take on his experiences, the film
delves deep into sexual promiscuity. Bit by bit we get to watch Zahedi
fall into a pit of self-gratification with little or no concern for his
girlfriends or wives. That he tries to be "honest" and "open" only shows
his continued deep slide into the addictive process. When the women in
his life fight with him, he's at a loss to understand why ("But you said
I could have sex with a prostitute!") The comedy is all based around
Zahedi's lack of self-control and his relationships based solely on
sexual need. Watching him receive oral sex — his facial expressions and
loss of auditory control — are absolutely hilarious; not to mention his
fifteen second rise to orgasm.
The film is edited extremely well, mostly taking place in San Francisco,
but also in Paris and a few other locations. The map animation sequences
are very nicely done as are a few other animations related to travel and
Zahedi's history.
The fact that I AM A SEX ADDICT won the Gotham Award in 2005 for
Best
Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You should be a useful gauge for
those considering this movie as a rental or purchase.
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Addict
DVD cost: $15.99
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Newsworthy:
When the completed project
was rejected by Sundance, Zahedi tried to distribute the film himself.
It was only after he won the Gotham Award, for "Best Film Not Playing in
a Theater Near You," that producers began returning his calls, and IFC
picked up the film.
Movie Quote: "I
can't keep repressing my lust. It's not healthy."
Other Actors/Actresses
from I Am A Sex Addict
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