A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982)

Directed by

Woody Allen

Genre

romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 474 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three couples gather at a countryside estate for a weekend in the early 1900s. They flirt, argue, and swap partners under the influence of a magical gadget. The story follows their romantic mix-ups and humorous misunderstandings.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulromanticnostalgicgentlecomedicbreezy

What happens

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy is a 1982 American sex comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen, starring Allen and Mia Farrow. The plot is loosely based on Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman's 1955 comedy film Smiles of a Summer Night. It was the first of thirteen films that Allen would make starring Farrow. Her role of Ariel Weymouth was originally written for Diane Keaton, another Allen collaborator, but Keaton was preoccupied promoting Reds and preparing production on Shoot the Moon. Julie Hagerty, Mary Steenburgen, Tony Roberts and Jose Ferrer co-star. It also marks the first appearance of Allen as an ensemble performer in his own film. Previously, he had either been the lead character or did not appear at all. A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy received positive reviews and was a minor commercial success. However, it was nominated for one Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress, for Farrow at the 3rd Golden Raspberry Awards – the only time an Allen film has been nominated for a Razzie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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