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Sex Shop

1972 · 99 min Comedy Drama
5.5 / 10 · TMDB

On the advice of a friend, Claude, married to the charming Isabelle and father of two, decided to transform his library, hardly flourishing, into a sex shop. This change of activity proves to be very lucrative and sharpens his desire to spice up his married life through various erotic experiences. Claude asks his wife to share with him the audacity he dreams of. Soon, the household meets a dentist and his wife and is engaged, without much success, to new discoveries. Isabelle, full of good will, tries to follow her husband ...

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Original Title Sex-shop
Year 1972
Country Germany, France, Italy
Genre Comedy, Drama
Director Claude Berri
Runtime 99 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.5/10 (27 votes)

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The film constructs a subtle satire of bourgeois morals in the early 1970s, using comedy to explore the theme of sexual liberation and its clash with domestic routine. It relies on irony rather than explicitness to portray the gap between fantasy and reality.

What lingers after viewing is a witty yet melancholic observation of the search for passion within marriage, where the craving for novelty often meets the limits of human nature. The comedy stems from awkwardness, not triumph. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Claude Berri

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