ABCs at the Movies: The Doubles Round!

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Synopsis:
Stanley, Harry, Sheila and Beth have just finished their first year at Harrad College and have a special bond together. Harrad College isn't an ordinary school. The school conducts an experiment where students from different sex are put together in one room. Sexual freedom is encouraged. Now the summer break has arrived, the four have decided to spend the holidays together. They will visit an old friend of Beth and after that spend two weeks at the families of Stanley, Harry and Sheila. They have to fight against bias however. Not everyone is fond of Harrad College and some see it as only an easy way for the students to fulfill their feelings of lust. Will the relationships and beliefs of the four students hold up under the constant pressure?

[Lynne]

From RottenTomatoes:

Seven nostalgic adults want to relive the summer of 1972 by re-visiting their childhood getaway, Camp Tamakwa. Once they arrive, the camp becomes a place where they explore mid-life crises, disclose deep secrets and renew failing relationships.

[memento]

IMDB: A very good package with quite good sound quality.

Years ago before DVD, I used to stake out the TV waiting for clips of things like this to come on so I could video tape them. I even got a few from time to time but these days, a fella is spoiled for product.

There's even DVD's with Jimi on the Dick Cavett Show...where he plays some outstanding little pieces.

Jimi will always be my favourite performer and his efforts at Woodstock are incredible. There are many great moments here including the busted string on Red House, the volume down at the end of Jam Back At the House, the freakishly good Villanova Junction, Star Spangled Banner, Voodoo Child and the lead in jam type stuff that it trails out with.

The whole thing is iconic, memorable and soulful.

[Fran]

aka Nico and Dani (USA)



From IMDb:

Teenage sexual awakening is at the center of "Krámpack". This tremendously frank account of a summer in the lives of two friends who are spending their summer vacation in the home of one of them in Spain. The film proves to be a winner because it presents a situation from the point of view of the young men instead of from judgmental adults.

Gay Cesc, the Catalan film director, made a good movie about how sex plays a key part in the lives of the two young school mates. The film is made even better by the no-nonsense approach Mr. Cesc gives the film.

Fernando Ramallo is Dani, and Jordi Vilches is Nico. While Nico wants it to be the summer where he loses his virginity, Dani has problems of his own as he discovers that he is attracted to men and has to struggle with his new discovery. Both these young actors are totally believable, giving excellent performances, wisely shaped by Mr. Cesc's direction.

This is a refreshing look at a thorny issue, which the director handles with total frankness.

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IMDb:  I saw this on DVD with English subtitles (my Finnish is very limited).

Levottomat (The Restless) explores what happens when a wild card is introduced into a circle of friends, follow the mirth and merriment as Ari, a young medical doctor, weaves a path of emotional destruction amongst a group of six student friends in Turku.

The period covers a few months in Ari's life: his mother is terminally ill, he is unwilling or unable to make any emotional ties with any of his one night stands, then he meets Tiina... and her friends.

There are many aspects of Finnish life which are seen in this film, the drinking, Juhannus (midsummer), summer cottages, sauna culture etc., young people lacking experience in relationships... all of which are peculiar to the Nordic countries. You also see people in their mid-20s gallivanting around like freshers... Finland is not only a land of the midnight Sun, but also the land of the eternal student.

Be warned, there is a large amount of nudity and sex in this film, which to most people would seem pornographic, really it's not, well not all of it... Finns have a rather unique outlook on the naked body, perhaps due to their Sauna culture.

Well worth watching.

[Lynne]

From IMDB:

Tagline:  Imagine a summer in paradise with nothing to do except everything your heart desires.

Memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian (Rosemary Harris), her daughter (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), her inventor husband (Colin Firth), their ten year old son (Robbie Norman), and his older sister (Kelly MacDonald). Through the household comes a number of suitors hoping to impress the young woman, including an aviator (Tcheky Karyo). When the elder woman's son (Malcolm MacDowell) shows up at the estate with his French fiance(Irene Jacob), everything gets thrown into turmoil. The young boy takes a sudden interest in her sexual allure and his father is disturbed by his own non-Victorian feelings.

[Fran]

The role of June was played by Bridgette Wilson.



From IMDb:  Chrysty walks through the desert carrying nothing and heading nowhere. She enters a very small town called Silver City. The local community of woman is intrigued by the sudden arrival of an attractive stranger and they find out that Chrysty left a husband and three kids behind. One of the women, McGill, calls Chrysty's husband, West to tell him where his wife is and he comes to town....

=aside= Gil
No worries.

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Plot: An aspiring teenage cartoonist and his friends come to the aid of a singer trying to save her family property from developers.


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Note to self:  "O" comes after "N", "O" comes after "N"... 

[Lynne]

or Pauline a la Plage...

From Wikipedia:

In a summer vacation in Normandy, Pauline, a proud and sensitive teenager, discovers the games of love.

From Amazon:

In the lighthearted third film in Eric Rohmer's "Comedies and Proverbs" series, 15-year-old Pauline (Amanda Langlet) gets an eye-opening lesson in the games grown-ups play on a two-week summer vacation with her recently divorced and ready-for-fun older cousin Marion (Arielle Dombasle, every inch the vivacious blonde goddess). Smitten young Pascal Greggory turns aggressive with jealousy when the smooth, seductive, happily shallow writer Féodor Atkine wins the fancy of the "perfect" Marion while continuing to fool around on the side. The tangled affairs, mistaken identities, and white lies are the stuff of sex farce, but Rohmer is more interested in the folly of love and the impulsive, illogical workings of human nature. He deftly crafts a gentle and sexy little human comedy that ends with Pauline learning perhaps the right lessons after all. --Sean Axmaker 

[Fran]

Also known as:  Paid in Blood (USA)

The role of July was played by Sophia Kammara.



Review Summary:

Luigi Batzella directed this tedious spaghetti western under the pseudonym "Paolo Solvay." Gioffredo Scarciofolo stars (using his standard alias, "Jeff Cameron") as Tom Carter, whose brother was murdered and robbed by the evil Ringo Brown (William Mayor) shortly after taking all his money out of the bank to marry Cora (Krista Nell), a local saloon girl. Tom is suspicious of Cora, but she helps him unmask the real killer, ruthless town boss Lee Rastus (Donald O'Brien), who is also trying to swindle a prospector's family out of their farm. The usual showdowns and heroism ensue, although Batzella directs without much enthusiasm, and the performances are fairly listless. Much of the cast returned for Batzella's "La Colt Era il Suo Dio" the following year.

-- Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide