The BBFC have rejected another film – a horror called The Bunny Game…
The film follows a female prostitute who hitches a lift with a truck driver. The truck driver kidnaps the woman, restrains and forcibly strips her, and proceeds to physically and sexually abuse and humiliate her. The abuse of the kidnapped woman takes up the greater part of the film.
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The principal focus of The Bunny Game is the unremitting sexual and physical abuse of a helpless woman, as well as the sadistic and sexual pleasure the man derives from this.
The film is original inasmuch as its participants claim that the abuse inflicted on and by the characters was, in fact, inflicted on and by the actors. They’re brave, I’ll give them that, and method acting can add a lot to a performance, but I don’t get the point of seeing a w0men actually being tortured with a branding iron. (I’m often unsure of the point of watching women act as if they’re being tortured but perhaps I shouldn’t draw aesthetic judgements without seeing the film.)
I’m interested in the kinds of people who make extreme films, books and music. I’m also interested in how people can align the work and pleasure in their life. It’s interesting, then, to read that the the Director of this flick, according to IMDB, works as a camera operator on the most banal of documentaries. I mean, no offence to the guy – we all have to make a living – but, still, look at ‘em…
Return of the Thundering Herd: The Story That Inspired ‘We Are Marshall’
Inside Norad: Cold War Fortress
Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again
There’s something surreal about a guy filming a programme like I Yam What I Yam: The Story of Popeye the Sailor while mentally plotting his abductodrama horror film.
October 13, 2011 at 5:38 am
yeah, it was totally surreal. i worked at a production company as a staff shooter for several years while planning and executing what eventually became THE BUNNY GAME. LA is a tough town. you work if you can work, otherwise you’re pretty much a gentleman of leisure. i’ve always shot for people. it’s been my bread and butter. Not every project of mine is an extreme film. This was a personal film that i made with Rodleen. It was challenging and horrifying to make. Expect some genre hopping in the future.
October 13, 2011 at 10:45 am
Thanks for the comment, Adam.
The Bunny Game may not be my bag but Jonas looks interesting.
October 28, 2011 at 6:40 am
Jonas is an exploration of religion and beliefs. Not quite the beast that is BUNNY, but it has it’s own merit as an experience film. I’m not sure you know the story of TBG, but if you do some searching via Google, you’ll come across quite a few lengthy interviews. The genesis of the film is rooted in emotional trauma; Rodleen was abducted in real life. This film was designed as a cathartic process to purge some of that lingering negativity. It is not the torture/rape film the BBFC would like you to believe. That said, it is full of disturbing moments, a chain reaction of them actually, but goes quite deeper than a lazy comment by a morality committee that was most likely asleep-at-the-wheel why viewing the film. TBG is not for everyone, but i think adults should be allowed to choose whether or not they would like to witness it or not. Censorship, in this day and age, in any form, is a much uglier concern.