Flex (film)

Flex is a 2000

video artist Chris Cunningham. It consists of a 15-minute film loop that endlessly depicts a naked man and woman floating in darkness, who by turns embrace and furiously beat one another, culminating in an act of anal sex during which they disappear in a blast of light. The film is set to an electronic soundtrack by Aphex Twin

.

It was first displayed to the public in 2000 as part of the Apocalypse: Beauty and Horror in Contemporary Art exhibition at the

Anthony d'Offay Gallery

and other art galleries.

It was given an

BBFC

, with no cuts from its original form.

A 3.5-minute excerpt of the 17-minute film was released on the DVD

The Work of Director Chris Cunningham

.

It was also re-edited for the back-drop screen projection during Madonna's performance of "Frozen" during her Re-Invention World Tour.

The man and woman are depicted by combining the performances of a number of performers and body doubles, including actors Jon and Jo Hadfield, and dancers Rob Tannion and Desiree Kongerod.^[1] Post-production work was done at Glassworks and the Moving Picture Company.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Director File -- Chris Cunningham -- credits". director-file.com. 29 March 2007. Archived from the original on 29 March 2007. archived at the Internet Archive

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