Ms. Hands is a terrific actress. The movie is beautifully shot. The movie was fine except for one thing....and it's big.
I realize that the story is probably radical at the time it was written regarding women's sexual liberation, but only in the social context (she being the one to sort of start the pursuit of him), but in the bedroom, it's kind of the usual "man not saying much and coming way too early" type of "man's world" gender politics. It's weird to me that people have not noticed that even an updated version still has outdated sexual "servanthood" for the female. I mean that it was still the man's game to come with no thought whatsoever to whether she did, or not.
I realize that people do not always have to orgasm to enjoy the experience (tell THAT to a man), but come on (no pun intended)! It reminds me of the Penthouse letters that the woman just was ready, bang, and then came in 2 minutes - no foreplay hardly at all. That must be a dream for guys, and unfortunately, we women have let you have it for too long. That's only cool maybe once or twice, but after awhile, you look like dweebs and are totally uncool to expect it often.
France may be seen as a more sexually open society, but is this what they mean? That guys have all the freedom, and women are there to service the man's needs first, if not only? Oy.
I realize that the story is probably radical at the time it was written regarding women's sexual liberation, but only in the social context (she being the one to sort of start the pursuit of him), but in the bedroom, it's kind of the usual "man not saying much and coming way too early" type of "man's world" gender politics. It's weird to me that people have not noticed that even an updated version still has outdated sexual "servanthood" for the female. I mean that it was still the man's game to come with no thought whatsoever to whether she did, or not.
I realize that people do not always have to orgasm to enjoy the experience (tell THAT to a man), but come on (no pun intended)! It reminds me of the Penthouse letters that the woman just was ready, bang, and then came in 2 minutes - no foreplay hardly at all. That must be a dream for guys, and unfortunately, we women have let you have it for too long. That's only cool maybe once or twice, but after awhile, you look like dweebs and are totally uncool to expect it often.
France may be seen as a more sexually open society, but is this what they mean? That guys have all the freedom, and women are there to service the man's needs first, if not only? Oy.