The Principles of Lust
2003 · 108 min · Director: Penny Woolcock
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Crippled by his writer's block, Paul enters into a new, exciting relationship with risk-taking Billy and super-sexy Juliette. As it becomes increasingly tangled, however, he must choose one of them over the other.
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The Principles of Lust (2003) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Love 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anxiety30%
- Love25%
- Confusion20%
- Excitement15%
- Guilt10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Love, Confusion. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
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Cast
Lizzie
Olivia
Charlie
Jordon
Robbie
Billy's son
Mrs Kirk
Job Centre Interviewer
Waiter
Davina
Details
- Directed by
- Penny Woolcock
- Written by
- Penny Woolcock
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2003
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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