Sex, Lies, and Videotape is a 1989 independent film that brought director Steven Soderbergh to prominence. It tells the story of a man who films women discussing their sexuality, and his impact on the relationship of a troubled married couple. Sex, Lies, and Videotape was influential in revolutionizing the independent film movement in the early 1990's. In 2006, Sex, Lies, and Videotape was added to the United States Library of Congress' National Film Registry as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The film won the Palme d'Or at the 1989 Cannes Film... Festival. Ann lives in Baton Rouge. She is unhappily married to John and has never experienced an orgasm. She is seeing a counselor for her problems. Graham Dalton is an old college friend of John's. He's now a seeming drifter who, after nine years, returns to live in Baton Rouge. Graham arrives to find Ann, who has no idea that John has invited Graham to stay with them until he finds an apartment.
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