The film was noted for its publicity a view of couples in bed together readied to experience group sex. Natalie wood and robert culp played carol and bob, a pretentious wealthy and bored couple in southern california. Most of the subtext about wifeswapping was eliminated, predictably since it was 1973 and they couldnt really explore issues like that on network television. Ted elliot gould and alice dyan cannon are a more traditional couple who always.
A oncemust for its place in cinema history due to its attempt, at least, at handling a touchy subject. Its a natural and film like presentation thats crisp and detailoriented throughout, save for. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Previously i featured the 1973 mad satire on the popular detective series columbo called. Bob and carol and ted and alice is a hilarious and clever comedy that is also very genuine and lovable. The extras here are completed by a collectors booklet.
Bob robert culp and carol natalie wood are a sophisticated california couple who, after. After going to a group therapy retreat, bob and carol start to explore a new openness in their relationship. The film received four academy award nominations, including. May i state for the record that i dont think ive ever used that many ampersands in anything. By 1969, hollywood had already found a new market for films that tapped into. After attending an enlightened new agetype retreat, they decide to indulge in the sexual experimentation of the freelove erain particular. Bob and carol consider themselves a freethinking modern couple in. Upon returning from another trip, bob finds that carol spent the previous night with horst, the tennis instructor from their club. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto. A lighthearted picture of middleaged love and friendship. Can bob and carol s new thinking rub off onto best friends, ted and alice. With natalie wood, robert culp, elliott gould, dyan cannon.
Aug 14, 2016 documentary film maker bob saunders and his wife carol attend a group therapy session that serves as the backdrop for the opening scenes of the film. After this film s release, it led to other movies dealing with wife swapping, infidelity, and other types of experimentation with interpersonal relationships inside american society. The opening chords of the hallelujah chorus as they are driving toward the esalentype retreat should. Bob and carol and ted and alice isnt really about wife swapping at all, but about the epidemic of moral earnestness thats sweeping our society right now. For some curious reason, we suddenly seem compelled to tell the truth in our personal relationships.
Perhaps even more than the wifeswapping aspects, it attempted to address the new moral issues brought about by the upheavals of the sixties. Consider the possibilities, read the ads for paul mazurskys 1969 satirical comedy about what happens when the sexual revolution hits affluent bourgeois life. With great performances, a clever script, great music by quincy jones, and cinematography by charles lang and direction by paul mazursky, this film is a certifiable classic. The original music score was composed by quincy jones. After attending a weekend selfhelp selfdiscovery session, bob and carol feel newly enlightened, and want their friends, ted and alice, to feel the same way. The film involved sexual liberation, and featured the shortlived desire of the two title couples to engage in extramarital affairs, mateswapping and group sex, all of which would have been obviously unacceptable on u. As the ultimate middleclass comedy director, paul mazursky had a grand time in the late 60s and early 70s toying with the titillations. After the ultra sophisticated couple, bob a filmmaker and wife, carol attend a secluded therapy group only to observe they become modernized in their sexual thinking and behavior.
Deeply moved by bobs frankness and trust, carol repeats bobs confession to ted and alice, but the revelation leaves alice so aghast that she feels compelled to visit a psychiatrist to discuss her sexual life with ted. Not wanting to be rude, the hendersons play along, but some latent sexual tension among. See what happens when two couples try to live the late 60s early 70s. Movie marathon 2019 tv miniseries discussed by quentin tarantino and kim morgan throughout the series. May i add that culp looks cute here as a caricature. All shy and innocent lookin, holding the blanket up, just like he is in the movie.
Oct 08, 2012 natalie and robert culp play carol and bob, a married couple who, after experiencing a group retreat it was the 60s, after all, decide to adopt a more freethinking, freelove lifestyle, to the. Twilight times bluray release features what appears to be a slightly older transfer of the film, but no less impressive. This comedy of 60s hippies and free love follows one couples sexual exploration with a bedroom invite to their best friends to join them in wife swapping. The movie retains a certain appeal due to the actors excellent work. The cinematography for the film was by charles lang. Oct 27, 2017 a tribute for the paul mazurskydirected 1969 satirical sex comedy drama starring natalie wood, robert culp, elliot gould, dyan cannon, and more. Bob insists that everyone feel rather than intellectualize their emotions, and. Su mymovies il dizionario completo dei film di laura, luisa e morando. After the ultra sophisticated couple, bob a filmmaker and wife, carol attend a secluded therapy group only to observe they become modernized in their sex. May 12, 20 the scene where bob admits to carol that he had an affair and instead of being angered by it she accepts it, which turns them on enough that they end up making love on their bathroom floor is funny as is the opposite reaction that ted and alice have when carol tells them the good news. Bob and carol culp and wood are an upperclass married couple with a little too much time on their hands.
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