The title itself, drawn from the late 19th-century poet Ernest Dowson, signals the film’s lofty ambitions. It refuses the alleyway slang of pornography, opting instead for the hallowed halls of literature. This intermingling of "high art" (poetry) and "low art" (erotic cinema) is the central tension and triumph of the work.
A film called "Cynara" would probably use the artichoke flower as a metaphor: layered, prickly on the outside, with a tender heart at its center. fylm cynara poetry in motion 1996 mtrjm kaml fasl alany top