A History of Violence (2005)
David Cronenberg, proponent of body horror cinema, has little interest in the romantic aspects of sex; he is more attuned to the baser instincts to which his characters are susceptible.
That’s evident in the striking juxtaposition of two sex scenes in History of Violence
In the first, Viggo Mortensen’s character is still passing as the small-town family man, he’s the passive partner, happily letting his role-playing wife (Maria Bello) take the lead in a cheerleader uniform and see-through panties.
Later, when he’s been exposed as a gangland thug in hiding, their rough-and-tumble physical union blurs lines of repulsion and desire in a bruising session on the stairs.
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