Fake Reviews

I concocted the “reviews” below to give a sense of what this limited series is about.

A. Fake Review From
Cosmopolis Magazine

“Pushes the envelope. Audacious. Aesthetic. Critiques modernity. Challenges Puritanism AND Materialism!”

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Cosmopolis was one of the books that inspired this project.

B. Fake Review From
Entertainment Now!

“Erotica with fantasy, dance, comedy, and romance? How weird!”

Erotica with a dance story.

C. Fake Review From
Perennial Seller Watch Dog

“The greatest blue movie ever made! Great for lovers of philosophy, of the Classics, of edgy erotica, of dance, of Woody Allen, of cinema.”

This phrase was inspired by page 98 in this book–the “one sentence” (or why are you doing this?)

D. Fake Review From
The Montaigne Post

“A story about the marriage of sex and soul. (And what happens when we follow the heart).”

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Michel de Montaigne, 1533-1592. (Photo by API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

I stole the phrase “marriage of body and soul” from Michel de Montaigne‘s essay “The Apology of Raymond Sebond” (his longest essay). Another relevant essay: “On Some Verses of Virgil.” Curious title for an essay on sex, I know.

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A little Joseph Campbell on following the heart:

(Posters ideas, trailers, and where to watch the movie… in case you’re curious.)

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