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    From Out of Sight to Magic Mike: our writers pick their favourite Soderbergh films

    sex, lies and videotape At the age of 26, Soderbergh conquered Sundance, won the Palme D’Or at Cannes and changed the indie film business forever – not bad for a first try.
    Feb 08, 2023 7 minutes

    sex, lies and videotape

    At the age of 26, Soderbergh conquered Sundance, won the Palme D’Or at Cannes and changed the indie film business forever – not bad for a first try. Having a killer title like sex, lies and videotape certainly raised eyebrows, but Soderbergh’s debut not only delivered on its seductive promise, but seemed to understand where human relationships might be headed in a future where the camera can act as a diary, a mediator and a tool for eroticism.

    It’s also flirty and funny as hell, with James Spader kicking up mischief as a drifter who exposes the shaky marriage between his smug old college buddy (Peter Gallagher) and his dissatisfied wife (Andie MacDowell), who doesn’t realize her husband and her sister (Laura San Giacomo) are having an affair. As Spader upends these relationships with a camcorder and an eccentric mix of perversity and candor, Soderbergh examines the contradictions of the video age, where the same technology can both enhance intimacy and create distance. Scott Tobias

    Out of Sight

    Out of Sight is one of those moments where the stars align; people coming from different places and headed in different directions intersect and make big screen magic. Steven Soderbergh was taking his first stab at studio entertainment.

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