Sex-Power (1970)
Sex-Power (1970)
TVRip | MP4 | 640x480 | x264 @ 565 Kbps | 81 min | 425 Mb
Audio: Français-English AAC 2.0 @ 128 Kbps | Subs: French hardcoded when needed
Genre: Art-house, Drama, Romance
TVRip | MP4 | 640x480 | x264 @ 565 Kbps | 81 min | 425 Mb
Audio: Français-English AAC 2.0 @ 128 Kbps | Subs: French hardcoded when needed
Genre: Art-house, Drama, Romance
Director: Henry Chapier
Writer: Henry Chapier
Stars: Alain Noury, Juliette Villard, Jane Birkin
Sex-Power is a sweet bit of candy-colored psychedelic fluff with an astringent dose of agitprop militancy in its chewy center. While most of the film is in English there is occasional French dialog without the benefit of English subtitles, but you hardly need to know French to get the gist of what is happening. This is the tale of a young Frenchman who arrives in Northern California looking to forget a lost love (Jane Birkin) and ends up encountering various forms of feminine power as embodied by Bernadette Lafonte as Salome and Catherine Marshall as “la fille moderne.” The film moves through space and time in an impressionistic, lysergic dreaminess.
Directed by film critic and journalist Henry Chapier in 1970, Sex-Power has a lovely soundtrack by Vangelis and luscious cinematography by Edmond Richard.
An experimental film that explores the different aspects of love (don't get confused about the "Sex" word on movie's title). No real plot, but many assembled sequences which creates an strange (and interesting) atmosphere.To really enjoy the film you should get carried away by his evocative images, echoes of a past that will not return (in that sense the film is truly unique). Diametrically opposed to the actual concept of filming, it was also an unusual film in its time, and today is a gem that should be revisited.
Special mention to the beautiful soundtrack, one of the first great works of Vangelis, where is outlined his future sonic palette. Also the presence of the gorgeous Jane Birkin is very enjoyable too: She looks painfully beautiful.
Well, you should abandon any prejudice to enjoy this film, and of course, even doing that, it will still not be appreciated by many. But believe me, actually there are no films like this one who remember us that cinema is much more than a marketing plan. Enjoy Sex-Power.
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Sex-Power (1970)
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