Bent with Clive Owen: DVD Cover
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Bent Director: Sean Mathias Cast: Clive Owen, Lothaire Bluteau, Brian Webber, Mick Jagger

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  • DVD Release Date: 06/03/2003
  • Original Release: 1997
  • Rating: Rated NC17
  • Sales Rank: 27,137

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Closed Caption; Original theatrical trailer; English: Stereo surround; English, French & Spanish language subtitles

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Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Main Title/Streets of Berlin [:08]
2. Rotten to the Core [7:45]
3. It's Over Now [4:53]
4. A Discreet, Quiet Fluff [6:20]
5. A Pack in the Jungle [5:02]
6. "Step on Your Glasses" [7:14]
7. "I Made a Deal" [10:07]
8. Rock-Moving Regulations [7:59]
9. Feel Without Touching [3:36]
10. "Don't Love Me" [5:59]
11. When the Snow Came [6:45]
12. Warm and Gentle [5:51]
13. "I'd Rather Cough" [3:52]
14. A Walk in Good Health [5:47]
15. Held...at Attention [3:19]
16. End Credits [8:42]

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Editorial Reviews

Sean Mathias directed this screen adaptation of Martin Sherman's award-winning play about the persecution of homosexuals by Nazis during World War II. In Germany, the Nazi party's program of genocide against any and all perceived "enemies" is coming into full swing when the party begins a violent purge of homosexuals in its membership. Max (Clive Owen), a bisexual playboy, is attending an orgy thrown by drag queen "Greta" (Mick Jagger) and featuring a number of party members when the festivities are raided by the police; Max and his lover Rudy (Brian Webber) escape, but they are later arrested and sentenced to a concentration camp. En route to the camp, Max betrays Rudy and arranges to be given a yellow identification star, marking him as a Jew, instead of a pink triangle, which would signify him as gay; while the Jews are destined to be executed, gay prisoners receive even more brutal treatment from the guards. While incarcerated, Max meets Horst (Lothaire Bluteau), an inmate who proudly wears the pink triangle. Max and Horst fall in love with each other, and Horst's bravery leads Max to accept his sexual identity. Bent was released in two versions; the original cut was rated NC-17 for a sequence featuring strong sexual content, while a trimmed version was granted an R. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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BENTby Anonymous

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March 09, 2009: I am a great admirer of Clive Owen and I found his performance and the story of this movie emotionally devastating and extremely thought provoking. Truthfully, it's a hard movie to watch but the work of the cast was superb. I won't watch this for "fun" definitely but I will most certainly watch it more than once. When I work up the courage to watch it again, I will look for finer points that I didn't see the first time around because the initial viewing was so complex emotionally. I look forward to studying the performances more closely now that I know what's going to happen.

Some of my friends question the choices Clive makes in regard to the projects he takes on but I can see why he goes where he does ... he definitely likes a challenge.

SAD LOVE GAY STORYby Anonymous

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April 22, 2006: if you enjoy GOOD love stories, and what people go through for love? this is it. **if you liked brokeback mountain, the notebook, you will love this.