The Loss of Sexual Innocence
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  • Summary: The Loss of Sexual Innocence is the story of Nic, told through the crucial, sometimes humorous and often heart-breaking episodes of his life. We catch glimpses of what makes Nic the man that he is, tracing incidents that happen to him as a five year old boy, as a twelve year old adolescent, as a 16 year old teenager, and as a fully grown man.

    Cross-cut with the tale of Nic is the classic parable of Adam and Eve, which serves as an allegory to the events of Nic's life and, the two tales intertwined, ultimately serves as a powerful summation of the loss of innocence of not just Nic, but of the humanity of our species. (Sony Pictures Classics)    … Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 27
  3. Negative: 9 out of 27
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    88
    Not all of it works, but you play along, because it's rare to find a film this ambitious.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    80
    [Figgis's] most venturesome, most personal - and least accessible film to date. If you open your mind and trust him completely, it's possible to experience the wrenching impact of this ravishingly beautiful and highly distinctive film.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    60
    Much of the film is a nearly wordless tone poem that sustains an intense emotional gravity and sexual tension through its mixture of music, beautiful outdoor cinematography and somber, silent acting.
  4. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Sandra Contreras
    38
    Aggressively non-linear and heavy on the visual flair, Mike Figgis' allegorical voyage through the mind of a filmmaker alternates between the tawdry, fake sophistication of fancy perfume commercials and an unholy regurgitation of the worst excesses of European art cinema.

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