Libido
(1973)
Libido
is a portmanteau film
consisting of 4 short
stories revolving around
the erotic feelings of
certain people in very
different situations.
The
Husband is about an
ultra-jealous husband
who allows his wife and
mother of his two
children (Elke Neidhart)
to have her own life,
but has secret fears
that she is off with
other men. His fears
seems unfounded - or are
they?
The
Child, directed by Alvin
Purple director Tim
Burstall, is about a
young boy who becomes
infatuated by his new
nanny (Judy Morris), but
things sour dramatically
and
end in tragedy when
she falls for a man.
The
Priest, directed by Fred
Schepisi, is about a
Catholic priest who
falls madly in love with
a nun (Robyn Nevin), but
does she return the
love?
Finally,
The Family Man is about
two married men, Ken
(Jack Thompson) and
Gerry (Max Gillies), who
decide to hook up with
some young women while
Ken's wife is in
hospital after giving
birth, but things don't
go to plan when they
pick up two girls
(Debbie Nankervis and
Suzanne Brady) from a
bar.
Tough
to like all four stories
as they are all quite
wildly different in tone
and how they are told.
Both The Husband and The
Family Man are told in a
more contemporary,
mainstream way while the
other two stories are
more artfully told. The
Priest is almost all
narration, which gets a
bit monotonous.
Personally, I would say
my favourite story was
The Family Man, mainly
for its interesting look
at sexual politics in a
time of great change for
women and because Jack
Thompson acting drunk is
always fun.
Oh and then there's
Debbie Nankervis, wowee
wow wow we-wah... Debbie
and Elke Neidhart also
get naked in the same
year's Alvin Purple and
for another curious
comparison, Debbie
Nankervis screams to a
man "Why don't you rape
me?" as she is stripping
off in both films.
Didn't I recently say I
watch too many movies?
Yeah...
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