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Studios have obsessively focused on franchises and PG-13 animation for years, but videos like “Challengers” and “Saltburn” show that eroticism has returned.
By Brooks Barnes
Reporting from Los Angeles
Zendaya, dressed in a tight dress, spins on a dance floor in “Challengers,” a $56 million sports drama that opened in multiplexes on Friday. “It’s hot in here,” the hip-hop soundtrack sings, as he closes his eyes and runs. She runs her hair through, lost in her fantasy. ” Then take off all your clothes. “
The story continues in a motel, where Zendaya, betting on a tennis prodigy, starts a ménage à trois with two boys; It runs out of strength when you take more interest in each other. The plot continues: toward sensual interactions on the hood of a car, in a bedroom, in the back seat of a car, on the wooden slats of a sauna. erotic churros.
“Sex is back!” shouted a very cheerful boy at the end of the premiere of “Challengers” in West Hollywood, California, this month.
Identifying trends in cinema is a risky activity. Think about the number of times the romantic comedy has been declared — and alive — and Array. But we can say this with certainty: Hollywood is more excited than it has been. in years.
“It seems as if the pendulum has swung back toward filmmakers who explore adult relationships and sexuality in their projects,” said Amy Pascal, former president of Sony Pictures and maker of “Challengers. “
“I’m ahead of that,” she added.
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