Erotic Urge
Erotic Urge

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Erotic Urge

1968
Movie
90 min
French

Three young girls hitchhike to St Tropez on vacation. During the trip, they meet three boys, and split up to go on different adventures. One with a journalist, one with a daddy's boy and one with a black jacket.

Insights

IMDb5.1/10
Director: Donald BullGenres: Drama, Erotica

Plot Summary

This experimental film explores themes of desire and repression through a series of stylized vignettes. It follows characters grappling with their sexual urges in a society that enforces strict moral codes. The narrative is abstract, focusing on mood and visual metaphor rather than a traditional plot structure.

Critical Reception

Erotic Urge is an obscure film that received very little critical attention upon its release. Its experimental nature and explicit content for the era likely limited its mainstream appeal. Modern reception is primarily from niche film scholars and enthusiasts interested in early erotic cinema.

What Reviewers Say

  • Considered a product of its time, pushing boundaries with its explicit content.

  • Praised by some for its artistic and experimental approach to sexuality.

  • Criticized by others for its disjointed narrative and artistic pretentiousness.

Google audience: Information on Google user reviews for this film is not readily available due to its limited distribution and niche status.

Fun Fact

The film was shot on 16mm and intended as an art-house exploration of human sexuality, attempting to blend arthouse sensibilities with eroticism.

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