The Duke of Burgundy (2014)

Director: Peter Strickland
Starring: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Chiara D’AnnaMonica Swinn, Fatma Mohamed . UK/Hungary. 1h 44m

In retrospect and to date, this is the ultimate tale of love and devotion and (at least in my opinion) it’s easily Strickland’s Magnum Opus. The strange, stylish and sensual lesbian culture that he has built up is set in a whimsical swiss-esque world locked in a constant autumn spell and sees an all female community thrive through a male free heavily sexualised lifestyle. Strickland seems to have gone that extra step, as he typically does and really taps into the true essence of a fetishistic way of living and it’s not what the typical Joe would quite expect but if you’ve been involved with “the scene” this film will tap on a nerve or two.