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A therapist specializing in sexual issues admits she's never experienced an orgasm, with her husband or anyone else. Her ensuing search for a solution leads her to an underground salon and sex club known as "Shortbus".

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Yo La Tengo (Musical group), Fortissimo Films, Q Television (Firm), Process (Firm), Thinkfilm (Firm)
Other Authors: Gertler, Howard, Perell, Tim, Mitchell, John Cameron, Lee, Sook-yin, Dawson, Paul, Beamish, Lindsay, Deboy, P. J., Barker, Raphael, Stickles, Peter, Brannan, Jay, Bond, Justin Vivian, 1963-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned. In English with optional French or Spanish subtitles.
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : Thinkfilm, 2007
Edition:Unrated.
Subjects:
Women > Sexual behavior > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Men > Sexual behavior > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Sex > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Gays > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Salons > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
New York (N.Y.) > Drama.
Feature films.
Melodrama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Description
Summary:A therapist specializing in sexual issues admits she's never experienced an orgasm, with her husband or anyone else. Her ensuing search for a solution leads her to an underground salon and sex club known as "Shortbus".
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.
Special features: Optional audio commentary by filmmaker & cast ; "Gifted and challenged: the making-of 'Shortbus'" featurette (31 min.); "How to shoot sex: a docu-primer" featurette with optional filmmaker & cast commentary (9 min.); deleted scenes with optional filmmaker & cast commentary (30 min.); theatrical trailer (3 min.); internet trailer (4 min.); teaser (1 min.).
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 2.0 stereo.
Audience:Unrated ; contains sexually explicit content.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Frank G. DeMrco ; editor, Brian A. Kates ; original score, Yo La Tengo ; costume designers, Kurt and Bart ; production designer, Jody Asnes.