I was able to get to Black Snake Moan. . .
Black Snake Moan
As stated at the start of this, I own this movie and have seen it a number of times and really liked the opportunity to watch this again, since it has been a while.
This movie, at it's core is about broken individuals and the pain of love, which is explained in the opening with Son House, talking about "only one kind of Blues,".
For Jackson's character it's his wife leaving him for his brother.
For Ricci's character it is something far more traumatizing and the result of which causes severe, fevered-frenzied episodes.
The two meet at the worst of times and Lazarus, (Jackson) sees this as a cathartic situation and acts, to his mind, accordingly.
What comes of this, with the aid of some very cool blues music is something best seen than attempted to be explained. Simply because, much like the terrible marketing of this film, to describe what occurs; through the pain and through the turmoil of what is broken within, seems to fall short of the journey that both characters go on, in Lazarus' shack.
And, like any emotional journeys, there are hard moments and some tinged with a dark humor; all of which are done quite well. Without glamorizing, soap box preaching or any kind of pretentiousness.
Much like Blues Music there is a sexually charged atmosphere to this movie and, like the Blues, there is a testimony to the pain and to working through it.
Glad to hear this is a movie you enjoy, @
Miss Vicky, as do I. And of course, thank you for nominating it.