It's not classic Woody, but it has a warmly human attractiveness about it.
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:14
Rotten:6
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: It may not Woody Allen's best work, but the frothy, fun A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy is still worth a look.
Synopsis: A wonderful, frothy treat from Woody Allen about three couples frolicking in the countryside at the turn of the century. At a beautiful farmhouse in upstate New York, wealthy Andrew passes his... A wonderful, frothy treat from Woody Allen about three couples frolicking in the countryside at the turn of the century. At a beautiful farmhouse in upstate New York, wealthy Andrew passes his summer days tinkering as a hack inventor and attempting to make love with his frigid wife, Adrian. Then Leopold, a self-possessed scholar, and his future wife, the highly sexed Ariel, come for a visit. The second couple in the mix is Maxwell, a doctor, and his current girlfriend, Dulcy, a nurse who advises Adrian on her sex life. It turns out that Andrew once had an innocent romance with Ariel, but he's one of the very few men she has met and not slept with. Now Andrew is very much interested in Ariel again--and she in him. And thus begins this whimsical farce of lust, love, and longing among friends. [More]
Starring: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, José Ferrer, Mary Steenburgen
Starring: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, José Ferrer, Mary Steenburgen, Tony Roberts, Kate McGregor Stewart
Director: Woody Allen
Director: Woody Allen
Screenwriter: Woody Allen
Producer: Robert Greenhut
Reviews for A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
It's funny and sweet in spots, though the light moments get lost in the haze of imitation and ambitiousness.
A pleasant disappointment, pleasant because he gets all the laughs he goes for in a visually charming, sweetly paced picture, a disappointment because he doesn't go for more.
It's one of Allen's lightest trifles, but it too contains enough funny jokes and fantasy moments to make it a small treasure.
There doesn't seem to be a driving idea behind it, a confident tone to give us the sure notion that Allen knows what he wants to do here.
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy circles around the nuances of love-a web that both tantalizes and confounds Americans.
Not among Woody's most memorable, but it's still pleasant enough to warrant a visit.
This Midsummer’s Night is fun, witty, and wild, although ultimately forgettable.
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