Psychopathia Sexualis (film)

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Psychopathia Sexualis
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Directed by Bret Wood
Written byBret Wood
Produced byTracy Martin
StarringTed Manson
Cinematography David Bruckner
Edited byBret Wood
Music byPaul Mercer
Production
company
Illustrated Films
Distributed by
Release date
  • June 8, 2006 (2006-06-08)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4,012 [1]

Psychopathia Sexualis is a 2006 American erotic drama film written and directed by Bret Wood. The film's vignettes are based on the sexual perversity study of the same name by Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, who is portrayed in the film by Ted Manson.

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Cast

Production

Psychopathia Sexualis was shot in Atlanta, Georgia. [2]

Release

The film was given a limited release on June 8, 2006, [3] opening in three North American theaters. It grossed $1,612 in its opening weekend, averaging $537 per theater, [4] and, by the end of its four-week run, made $4,012. [1]

Critical reception

The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 23% rating based on 13 critics, with an average rating of 4.4/10. [5] On Metacritic, the film has an assigned 40/100 rating based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [6]

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References

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