wow this movie be mind blow in so many way . it on a ranking with the best of world cinema and and be not merely transgressive ( though be aware it be extremely transgressive ) . the two female lead personify commitment to an acting role and and along with the male lead go all out for their art . this movie be an integral piece a complete cinematic vision and from the stellar black and white cinematography ( with deep focus throwback to gregg toland and the man with the print wax enthusiastically to me about ) to the noir overtone and the hard boil detective and the laura musical theme interwoven throughout to the perverse erotic aesthetic . plus it take all this to an operatic level a fully construct a a greenaway film but without the arty label . this movie lay on the sexual taunt and the threat of death in ever increase dos . it be end from the very begin but it take a long and increasingly loaded ordeal before it finally hit u with the tragic conclusion . you will not have see anything like singapore sling it be a work of beauty though it bear repeat viewing to assimilate everything it have to offer .