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Release Year2023
Runtime1h 36m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
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DirectorCharlotte Grondin, Guillaume Pin
WritersCharlotte Grondin, Guillaume Pin
TypeFeature Film
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Cast9 credited
Also Known AsBeyond Bizarre, the Life & Art of John Willie
About Beyond Bizarre, the Life & Art of John Willie
An honorable Englishman destined to a military career, John Willie, born John Alexander Scott Coutts, John Willie (1902-1962) will become one of the heralds of fetishist and bondage art. A designer, a photographer and brilliant illustrator, he’s remembered as the guy with the whipped and tied up half naked distraught girls, between glamour and perversion.
Directed by Charlotte Grondin, Guillaume Pin, Beyond Bizarre, the Life & Art of John Willie leans on a strong ensemble — JB Rund, Roberto Baldazzini, Vincent Bernière — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 2023.
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