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Going Under
       
  Release Date: / / (Future Release)

Starring: Geno Lechner, Roger Rees, Mary Elizabeth King, Brian Keane, Martha Millan

Director: Eric Werthman

Rating: (NR)
 
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Genre
  Drama
   
  Running Time
  98 min
   
  Distributor
  Blue Underground
   
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NEW YORK VIEW
A married psychotherapist and a dominatrix decide to take their relationship out of the S&M dungeon. No, it’s not a comedy. Eric Werthman’s low-budget look at romance and regret takes itself a bit too seriously (especially for those not into kinky sex), but it almost makes up for it with lush visuals and a sense of style.

CINEMASOURCE SYNOPSIS
Peter, a psychotherapist, and Suzanne, a professional dominatrix, have been meeting once a week for more than two years. In the privacy of a dungeon room in an S&M house, Suzanne delicately pierces, prods and ultimately soothes Peter as they engage in sensual dominance and submission reenactments. Peter's wife Pat knows about her husband's other life, but there is an understanding between them; what happens in the dungeon is relegated to the world of fantasy. Then, Peter and Suzanne, undeniably drawn to each other, agree to see each other on the outside. Though Suzanne is clearly ambivalent about any sort of physical intimacy, Peter becomes increasingly obsessed with consummating their relationship. The more Suzanne pulls away, the harder Peter finds it to let go. As they meet in coffee shops, bars and restaurants throughout New York City, Peter remembers the erotic "scenes" between them and the relationship these fantasies have to his past.