The Loss of Sexual Innocence

The Loss of Sexual Innocence
Film poster
Directed by	Mike Figgis
Produced by	Mike Figgis Annie Stewart
Written by	Mike Figgis
Starring	Julian Sands
Music by	Mike Figgis
Edited by	Matthew Wood
Distributed by	Summit Entertainment Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates	28 May 1999
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	$164,022[1]

The Loss of Sexual Innocence is a 1999 film written and directed by Mike Figgis.^[2] It tells the story of the sexual development of a filmmaker through three stages of his life, in a non-linear and disjointed manner.^[3] The film stars British actress Saffron Burrows,^[2] whom Figgis dated for several years.^[4]

Cast

• Julian Sands as Adult Nic
• Saffron Burrows as English/Italian Twin
• Stefano Dionisi as Luca
• Kelly Macdonald as Susan
• Gina McKee as Susan's Mother
• Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Nic, aged 16
• Bernard Hill as Susan's Father
• Rossy de Palma as Blind Woman
• John Cowey as Nic, aged 5
• Nina McKay as Mixed Race Girl
• Dickson Osa-Omorogbe as Wangi
• Jock Gibson Cowl as Old Colonial Man
• Justin Chadwick as Flash Man
• Femi Ogunbanjo as Adam
• Hanne Klintoe as Eve
• Julie Tait as Funeral Extra

References

1. "The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 1999-05-28. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
2. Figgis, Mike (January 7, 2000). "Hollywood Beyond". The Guardian.
3. Plot summary of the film. IMDb.
4. Cooper, Tim (May 5, 2002). "A hint of Saffron". The Guardian.

External links

• The Loss of Sexual Innocence at the Internet Movie Database
• The Loss of Sexual Innocence at Rotten Tomatoes