Film consisting of five segments: (1) A man and a woman set up a date in an apartment; the man is concerned about keeping it secret; once they are in the apartment, numerous obstacles to the accomplishment of the sexual act happen; (2) A man has an unrequited love with a prostitute, and keeps on trying to win her affections; (3) the president of a big company takes a day off to indulge in a pleasure afternoon: he is buying a pornographic film and plans to watch it at his house with some guests; (4) in a small town, a yearly event is taking place; is consists of pitting one of its inhabitants against another from a neighboring town and watching who can outperform the other in the number of sexual acts; (5) the devoted wife of a rich landowner suspects her husband is having an affair.
These short comedies are not exactly funny, and at their worst (number four, "The Tournament") may get annoying due to the repetitive nature of its humor. The most interesting one is possibly number three ("The Little Film"), in which a film within the film is shown and explores the effect of expectation in the fruition of films. The first one ("The Apartment") is uneven, but perhaps the most visually elaborate of the lot. Number two, "The Quarter" -- literally "The Mouth", but really a slang term referring to the prostitution quarter -- is mildly interesting as a psychological study in masochism. The fifth and final one ("The Suspicion") is shorter and tries to provide an ending with a bang, but is very dated and will fail to shock present-day audiences.
Rating: 35
No comments:
Post a Comment