Sanctuary of the Butterfly

9½ Weeks poster
9½ Weeks
1986 • Dir. Adrian Lyne • Kim Basinger & Mickey Rourke
Erotic romantic drama • 117 mins
In New York City, Elizabeth meets the enigmatic John and is drawn into a relationship built around seduction, control, intensity and uncertainty. As desire deepens, the film explores the blurred edges between fantasy and emotional safety, and what happens when boundaries are more implied than negotiated.
Sanctuary Movie Club – March Feature
Showing all month in the Sanctuary Theatre.
Discussion circle: date & time TBA – check group notices.
Pick up the notecard in the theatre to record your thoughts for the discussion.

Content note: this film includes themes that may feel coercive or emotionally unsafe by modern kink standards. Our discussion will focus on consent, ethics, and how dynamics differ in healthy communities.