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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Adult Language Movie Release: 1999 DVD Release: 12/07/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 46 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 9 Genres: Drama, Erotic Drama, Coming-of-Age, Ensemble Film

Director Mike Figgis, creator of the Academy award-winning Leaving Las Vegas, presented this film's world premiere at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. The story is made up of non-linear, interconnected episodes about a man at different stages of his life, all of which explicate thematically the film's title. The film also juxtaposes a retelling of the classic biblical fall-from-grace tale of Adam and Eve. We see the leading character, Nic, at 5 years old as a boy in colonial Kenya, at age 16 in swinging London in the '60s, and as a grown man working as a film ethnographer. Each sequence shows how he lost some degree of his sexual innocence, whether it be through love, puberty, or masturbation. Shot all over the world, including Tunisia, Italy, and England, the film is an exploration of sex and loss through the life of one individual. ~ Arthur Borman, All Movie Guide

Julian Sands - Nic (as adult)
Saffron Burrows - Twins
Stefano Dionisi - Lucca
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers - Nic (age 16)
Kelly MacDonald - Susan
Bernard Hill
Linda Evangelista

The director of Leaving Las Vegas returns with this mesmerizing experimental feature exploring the mythology behind Adam and Eve and recounting autobiographical information from the director's life in this unconventional DVD release from Columbia /TriStar Home Video. Presented in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen (enhanced for widescreen TVs) and featuring a closed-captioned Dolby Digital Stereo soundtrack, this release also offers an alternate Spanish Dolby Digital track in addition to optional English, Spanish, and French subtitles. Extra features offer a director's commentary track and a theatrical trailer. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide