Michael Fassbender

Carey Mulligan

James Badge Dale

Nicole Beharie

Lucy Walters

Mari-Ange Ramirez

Alex Manette

Hannah Ware

Elizabeth Masucci

Rachel Farrar

Loren Omer

Lauren Tyrrell

Marta Milans

Jake Siciliano

Robert Montano

Charisse Bellante

Amy Hargreaves

Anna Rose Hopkins

Chazz Menendez

Carl Low

Calamity Chang

Deedee Luxe

Stanley Mathis

Wenne Alton Davis

Abi Morgan

Steve McQueen

Heather Loeffler

Emile Sherman

Iain Canning

Ma Kalaadevi Ananda

Eva Z. Cabrera

Joe Walker

Judy Becker

Sean Bobbitt

Charles Kulsziski

Adam Mendez

Cedric Vara

Paul Cotterell

Craig Lindberg

Tracey Josephs

Meredith Lippincott

Kimberly Asa

Michael Fowler

Luke Butler

Adrian Banton

Tom Collier

Rob Hughes

Mark DeSimone

Fiona Morham

Naomi Butler

Glenn Freemantle

Lucy Tanner

Aneikit Bonnel

Emelie Nilsson

Stephanie Blackwood

Rose Marie Cappelluti

Thomas M. Smalley

Neil Cairns

Alex Bovaird

Brittany Loar

Kaelan Kelly-Sordelet

Stefan Drury

James Elster

Charlotte Fleck

Barbara Hause

David Butterworth

Antonio Rodríguez Díaz

Laurie Osmond

Katie Roehrick

Declan Mulvey

Niv Adiri

Ken Ishii

Ben Barker

David C. Robinson

Avy Kaufman

Roy Farfel

Tessa Ross

Harry Escott

Hugo Adams

David Velasco

Nick London

Siobhan Boyes

Danielle Blumstein

Erin Hicks

Andrea King

Bergen Swanson

Ian Neil

Jolian Blevins

Timothy Naylor

Charlie Dibe

Emma Zee

Lee Clappison

Robert Walak

Peter Hampden

Manny Siverio

Rob Harlow

Abbot Genser

Jack Stew

Anguibe Guindo

Bill Newell

Matt Amenta

Juanita Townsend

Tim Haslam

Sean Farrow

Atilla Salih Yücer

Joe Origlieri

Jerry Ramsbottom

Tim Atkins

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Shame

HanWay Films

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Alliance Films

Film4 Productions

UK Film Council

Canada

United Kingdom

English

new york city

pornography

sex addiction

co-workers relationship

internet porn

self-loathing

brother sister relationship

Has a good reputation among critics and film-buffs, but I thought this was duller than dullsville on a dull tuesday.

Fassbender has got to be one of the most overrated actors in recent times. He's got a distinctive look and his eyes pierces through the screen I'll give him that. And a well-sized johnson (as proven on numorous ocassions here) but other than that he's fairly mediocre.

Kira Zinnecker

Shame is nothing short of a masterpiece: every shot tells a story.

SYNOPSIS: (from Google)
Successful and handsome New Yorker Brandon (Michael Fassbender) seems to live an ordinary life, but he hides a terrible secret behind his mask of normalcy: Brandon is a sex addict. His constant need for gratification numbs him to just about everything else. But, when Sissy (Carey Mulligan), Brandon's needy sister, unexpectedly blows into town, crashes at his apartment and invades his privacy, Brandon is finally forced to confront his addiction head-on. 

REVIEW:

I'm certain Shame will always be my personal favorite McQueen film. McQueen tells a story with the camera and with the voice. 

McQueen brought on Sean Bobbitt as cinematographer for this amazing project and Bobbitt does not disappoint. Together they craft some of the most revealing and beautiful scenes in recent cinema. The lighting for this movie (also headed by Bobbitt), aids in the visual storytelling.

Abi Morgan and McQueen's script really shines, bringing Brandon's addiction further into the light. 

Harry Escott's haunting score will never leave your brain after you see this film. Escott's use of both classical and original pieces bring the film together.

Michael Fassbender gives a stunning performance as Brandon, one moment he's casually strolling about, the next he's acting on his most basic impulses, and the next he's yelling at his sister. Carey Mulligan gave a great supporting role next to Fassbender as well. Both are given several scenes to shine.

The film uses its NC-17 rating to its fullest extent, yet none of the sex feels sensationalized. It's all very real and most of the time almost disturbing to watch. McQueen delivers the entire story very artistically, including the sex scenes, which many directors could have messed up. This makes the film as a whole flow better. The movie portrays sex addiction (and addiction in general) in a very real way, while everyone is different we all feel shame after we've gotten our fix, and sometimes we'll do anything to get that fix.

Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan & Steve McQueen on Shame | Film4 Interview Archive

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A review by Dan_Tebasco

Written by Dan_Tebasco on Wed Apr 26 2017

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