If you infer from the name of the film that "The Book of Sexuality" is an encyclopedia of "Guide to Couples' Sexual Life", then you guessed it wrong. Like "Pulp Fiction", the name of "The Book of Sexuality" is also confusing. In fact, it is not a guide book. The literal translation of "all the sexual questions you want to know but dare not ask" may be more appropriate.
If "Barcelona at Midnight" is the category of sexual fantasy, then "The Book of Sexuality" is full of ridiculous sexual thinking. The young Woody Allen, the muse at the time was still an "Anne Hall"-style intellectual young woman, who was keen to think coldly about sexual issues. In his later years, Woody fell in love with the Monroe-like sexy goddess, and his focus shifted from sexual thinking to sexual fantasies.
Although it is a discussion of the relationship between men and women, "The Book of Sexuality" is not vulgar while teasing. There is not even a sex scene in the strict sense of the film, and there is no exposure of the scene, and there are even few kiss scenes—is it a little bit? Disappointed? But I believe that the fun of the film itself will quickly make up for this hidden loss. I just laughed when I watched it, this is really the highest level of rim ball.
The first scene of the film is a large group of rabbits with long pink ears, and various sexual stories begin from this. Next, I will tell 7 stories...Wait, although this is a classic old movie, I don't intend to give too many spoilers to fans who have never watched it. Every short story has a seemingly serious theme, but a story shell that is actually absurd. For example, in the last short story "What happened during ejaculation", Woody actually played a sperm in the sperm army, preparing to retreat, worried about his future, like a skeptical unstable factor. Reminiscent of the American social background at the time, Woody's humor made his movies more sharp and wise.
By the way, I used to think that Hu Ge's "A Murder Caused by a Steamed Bun" was very creative, until I saw Woody's "What happened, Tiger Lily". This film, filmed in 1966, re-edited and dubbed a Japanese detective film called "The Key to the Key" to create a satirical film about the Japanese 007 looking for the most delicious egg salad recipe to save the world.
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