Review of Sodomites

"Sodomites" is a 7-minute live action short film from 1998, so this one will have its 20th anniversary next year and it is one of the earlier, but not earliest, career efforts from decorated Argentinian filmmaker Gaspar Noé. You can certainly call him a bit on the controversial side and maybe this film here is even his most controversial work. We see a man dressed up as some kind of beast and he has anal sex with a women on a chair. They are surrounded by a crowd who is screaming and clapping and obviously enjoying the show. The film looks as if it takes place centuries ago actually if we look at all the setting and costumes and makeup. Story-wise that is pretty much it and eventually at the end of the film it all starts anew. Okay, plot-wise this isn't that much I agree, but Noé still somehow managed with quick camera shots and editing to give this (which is basically nothing but porn) a bit of an artistic and stylish note. That's why I am not too strict with my rating really and also because I like the man. Philippe Nahon with whom Noé worked together on several occasions back then and who is still alive today slightly under the age of 80, also has a little cameo. Overall, I give this film that is as short as it is savage, uncompromising and brutal a thumbs-down and I recommend checking it out only to big fans of the filmmaker.