bound film bound american neo noir crime thriller film written directed feature film directorial debut violet escape relationship boyfriend enters clandestine affair con women hatch scheme steal million mafia money bound film directed took inspiration tell noir story filled sex violence financed film tight budget help crew members including cinematographer directors initially struggled cast lesbian characters violet securing sex scenes directors employed sex educator cameo appearance film bound received positive reviews film critics praised humor style directors realistic portrayal lesbian relationship mainstream film detractors film criticized excessive violence plot film won festival awards plot con finished year jail sentence arrives apartment building start work painter way apartment encounters couple live door violet gone violet asks help retrieve fallen sink extracts violet admits lost purpose order closer starts seduce interrupted arrival goes work leaves day violet follows truck apartment sex morning violet tells money mafia years later violet mafia associates beating man money business upset violence cruelty violet seeks tells wants new life needs help knowing find nearly million took count apartment women hatch scheme steal money wary violet intentions unsure trust shot killed son mafia boss returns apartment bag bloody money angry killing fit rage blood proceeds wash iron hang money dry violet explains hate coming pick money plan follows finished counting money violet drink relax showers door waiting hears turn shower violet drop bottle tell going buy leaves apartment let steal money leave violet return tell saw leaving check find money gone assume taken violet think forced skip town assume robbed son goes planned finds money gone realizes runs think took money decides money violet threatens leave pulls gun forces stay thinking maybe stolen money framed waits door money arrive watching violet pulls gun tells son stole money angry panic kills bodyguard roy tells violet find money dispose bodies pretend arrived mafia find money men missing unable find money apartment mafia friend telling arrive discovering violet stole money ties gags threatens torture demands know arrives going panicked makes deal violet help stall prepares kill violet calls cell phone quickly convinces pretend phone calling hospital explain car accident convinced leaves hospital tells hidden money goes door find violet escapes makes phone telling stole money forced quiet meantime tries stop taking money beats ground kill violet arrives pulls gun telling way run tells violet knows shoot replies don know shit killing later believes violet story tells find need involve police wants violet girlfriend tells needs clean break makes driving hand hand background production conception film producer said working assassins bound audition piece prove knew movie set conversely said claim decided simply focus making directorial debut idea write story woman street assumptions sexuality assumptions wrong wanted play stereotypes entertaining film contained sex violence kinds films like watch seeing film noir genre tell contained story twist conventions described big influence executives studios read script told changed character man interested siblings declined saying movie million times interested executive producer assassins offered finance bound company produced giving free regard story film budget million casting struggled cast roles violet seemingly lesbian content film actresses interested violet expected read loved role looking forward playing character different previous parts career violet available came read agreed better realized identified character violet woman men play game describes best role suggested lead role film describes favorite filming bound shot thirty days california original director photography resigned grounds film limited budget available know believed subsequently cinematographer hired knew bunch cheap guys pope heavily involved creating visual noir style film drew love comics influenced neo noir series particular pope sound counterpart sound director ideas cat like quality making sound time walks past camera scene violet plan theft asked watch treasure sierra focus character order prepare paranoia influences role nervous filming sex scenes prepared drinking little improvisation took place filming directors extensive planning clear vision film went expected physical exchanges script caused injuries character violently beaten bathroom received head injury head toilet scenes near end film hit hand hard knocked gun hand required sex scenes sex scenes choreographed feminist writer sex educator fans bright sent copy script letter asking extra film read script loved particularly women enjoying having sex disappointed described exactly happening sex scenes asked sex consultant film agreed main sex scene set apartment filmed long shot believed look realistic shots edited closed set actually people present moving walls set order allow movement camera actors bright appeared woman tries talk bar played girlfriend extras bar scene bright friends real life san_francisco themes describe themes present bound film boxes people lives gay people live wanted define bound characters sort trap making lives violet trapped life scene literally inside violet closet bound scene echoed later film violet says image inside theme trapped exacerbated feeling created fact film takes place apartment violet apartment apartment door working described specifically lesbian themes film concept hand sex organ highlighted lingering camera shots violet hands repeated use water symbolic motif represent women present example violet sink bright describes movie wet feminine opposed hard masculine says scene violet conversation lesbian signs highlights fact violet away wearing jeans able overtly feminine says violet talking men voice high pitched making vulnerable ensuring taken care agrees saying result film wants violet violet drop act talk natural pitch according bright subtle lesbian themes film noticed appreciated lgbt film festival screenings release rating bound rated strong sexuality violence language achieve rating directors cut sex scene violet concerned images called hand sex rated australia new_zealand united_kingdom canada rated ontario nova scotia quebec distribution film premiered august venice film festival september went play toronto international film festival opened theaters october distributed showing theaters closed weeks opened united_kingdom february box office bound grossed united_states opening weekend showing theaters earned total gross according ranked films released united_states rated films released year july time ranking lgbt related films critical response review aggregator website rotten_tomatoes gave fresh rating based reviews metacritic gave score based reviews direction praised described clever sophisticated stylish roger_ebert said film making showed confidence writing called impressive debut saying style burn called comical stunning film saying signalled arrival film scene detractors film included variety said directors sense humor lacked depth film superficial heavy handed release bound compared washington_post went far brothers clones particular similarities drawn bound brothers film neo noir blood simple deep focus called obvious precursor critics noted films new_york_times said violence bound likely limit audience said shocking violence audiences critics said violent behavior characters moral justification washington_post called cruelty sake mccarthy called central relationship women unbelievable said violet fall doesn mean fall privileged state grace behavior critics concerned calling violence excessive like bound praised mainstream film lesbian relationship heart homosexuality central plot despite presence gay lead character commonly considered lesbian movie said weakness mainstream films storylines necessarily represent positive development making gay lesbian films bound little lesbian cinema called welcome change lesbian couple main characters mainstream film called closest thing realistic sympathetic lesbian seen mainstream movie san_francisco_chronicle praised film showing gay characters active sex life sex scenes described explicit admired realistic warn called best lesbian sex scenes date mainstream movie lead actors complimented performances said electric said liked seen love story critics described onscreen relationship unbelievable seen comeback role received film performance compared nominated bullets broadway described lot fun having scenes movie accolades bound won grand jury award honorable mention year won honorable mention stockholm international film festival festival portugal awarded best film picked award best actress bound won media award outstanding wide release film film nominated prestigious grand prix home media bound released region dvd november featured original theatrical trailer audio commentary directors stars released region dvd august featuring original theatrical trailers audio commentary directors stars cast crew biographies production region dvd release distributed reel featuring audio commentary came august music score composed given promotional release november released commercially having character play jaw idea directors budget songs small wanted use girl songs afford songs film included score release loved man way love performed love performed faith performed hail lady performed
Bound (1996 film)