Fetishes (1996)
Nick Broomfield and a documentary crew visit Pandora's Box, an up-scale house of bondage on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue, where clients pay $175 an hour to be subservient to mistresses. Mistresses talk about their craft; a few clients, usually masked, are interviewed as well. Then, the camera watches sessions organized around fetishes: rubber, wrestling, corporal punishment, masochism, and infantilism. Mistress Raven, the owner of Pandora's Box, explains that pain need not be part of the subservient experience: it is, at its root, a transfer of power. After their session has ended, clients talk about how drained, relaxed, relieved, and at peace they are.
Director: Nick Broomfield
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 84 min
Release Date: September 12, 1996
Cast
Screenplay
Music: Jamie Muhoberac
Cinematography: Christophe Lanzenberg, Robert Levi
Editing: Betty Burkhart, Nick Broomfield
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
bondage, fetish, fetishism, dominatrix, femdom, bdsm, manhattan, new york city
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Fetishes about?
- Nick Broomfield and a documentary crew visit Pandora's Box, an up-scale house of bondage on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue, where clients pay $175 an hour to be subservient to mistresses. Mistresses talk about their craft; a few clients, usually masked, are interviewed as well. Then, the camera watches sessions organized around fetishes: rubber, wrestling, corporal punishment, masochism, and infantilism. Mistress Raven, the owner of Pandora's Box, explains that pain need not be part of the subservient experience: it is, at its root, a transfer of power. After their session has ended, clients talk about how drained, relaxed, relieved, and at peace they are.
- Who directed Fetishes?
- Fetishes was directed by Nick Broomfield.
- Who stars in Fetishes?
- Fetishes stars Mistress Beatrice, Nick Broomfield, Mistress Catherine, Mistress Delilah, Mistress Natasha, Mistress Raven.
- How long is Fetishes?
- Fetishes has a runtime of 1h 24m (84 minutes).
- What genre is Fetishes?
- Fetishes is a Documentary film.
- Where was Fetishes produced?
- Fetishes was produced in United Kingdom.