Back when i was a teen i remember seeing a movie called Sinful Bed. It seemed that it could have been an international film (probably European). Basically it was a story in the perspective of the bed, and all the people who had the pleasure of using it. Starting before WWI and continuing to what was then present day (1972). It was definitely an interesting film, and i'm surprised more people haven't seen it. It has to have been fifteen years since i saw this film and it has stuck with me all this time. I have vivid recollections of the plot and various scenarios within the film. From the opening credits to the films close. It may have been mildly pornographic (which was probably why we rented it in the first place). But had more story, and held your interest better than your average Baby Blue flick. It's worth digging out.
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Bed sins.
morrison-dylan-fan1 March 2015
Warning: Spoilers
With Easter coming up,I started looking round for Germen Sex Comedy movies that I could give to a friend as an Easter gift,and I was surprised to stumble across a title which appeared to be based around the point of view of a bed!,which led to me getting ready to jump into bed.
The plot:
Left in the corner of an antiques shop,an old bed begins to fear that no one will come and buy him,due to him being a very old bed.Being in the mood to cement their relationship,a young couple start looking round for a "traditional" bed,and are delighted to find such a bed in the dusty corner of an antiques shop.Walking out of the shop with the bed in hand (!) the couple start to slowly make their way back home.Feeling worn out,the couple take a break outside a shop.Taking a look at the shop,the bed is amazed to discover that they have stopped right outside the shop where he was first brought,which leads to the bed beginning to think about his past owners
View on the film:
Opening with a delightfully bonkers narration from the bed itself (!) the screenplay by Michael Wildberger sadly misses almost all of the off-beat notes ,by taking a restrained approach to the talking bed,by using it as a link to anthology stories,which whilst rather fun,do miss the weirdness that Wildberger has the option to use.Displaying all of the naked flesh from his pretty leading ladies in a crisp,clean manner,director Ralf Gregan (who also cameos in the title) gives the movie a distinctive first person shots of the bed. Disappointingly,Gregan follows Wildberger tracks by pushing the delightfully unique elements of the film to the side lines,and instead focusing on the easy-going Sex Comedy stories,which leads to this being a bed that won't rock your world.
The plot:
Left in the corner of an antiques shop,an old bed begins to fear that no one will come and buy him,due to him being a very old bed.Being in the mood to cement their relationship,a young couple start looking round for a "traditional" bed,and are delighted to find such a bed in the dusty corner of an antiques shop.Walking out of the shop with the bed in hand (!) the couple start to slowly make their way back home.Feeling worn out,the couple take a break outside a shop.Taking a look at the shop,the bed is amazed to discover that they have stopped right outside the shop where he was first brought,which leads to the bed beginning to think about his past owners
View on the film:
Opening with a delightfully bonkers narration from the bed itself (!) the screenplay by Michael Wildberger sadly misses almost all of the off-beat notes ,by taking a restrained approach to the talking bed,by using it as a link to anthology stories,which whilst rather fun,do miss the weirdness that Wildberger has the option to use.Displaying all of the naked flesh from his pretty leading ladies in a crisp,clean manner,director Ralf Gregan (who also cameos in the title) gives the movie a distinctive first person shots of the bed. Disappointingly,Gregan follows Wildberger tracks by pushing the delightfully unique elements of the film to the side lines,and instead focusing on the easy-going Sex Comedy stories,which leads to this being a bed that won't rock your world.
final sequence representing, 'today' was a near perfect 70s erotic gem on its own
christopher-underwood21 February 2011
Already aware that the film's premise was that of a bed's view of lusty events upon it through the ages, I groaned when the credits showed separate casts for the separate segments and I envisaged two people getting it together throughout the film in different costumes. How wrong, I was. This is a well constructed and shot film. I got a little confused between the 30s/40s and 50s/60s but who really cares and attention to clothing detail was certainly spot on. Indeed the final sequence representing, 'today' was a near perfect 70s erotic gem on its own, with the long hair, lean bodies and outdoor sex with camera into the sun and traffic circling around. So well and varied was this film shot, making the many couplings so surprisingly different, that it was great to discover afterwards that despite the pseudonym of Michael Alexander being applied the cinematographer here is none other than Fassbinder and Scorsese favourite, Michael Ballhaus. Shame the director didn't manage to have a similar future but hats off to all for this one.
Offbeat and delightful soft-core comedy romp
Woodyanders15 May 2012
Warning: Spoilers
An antique bed relates passionate stories about the various people who've made love on it throughout the decades of the 20th century. Said folks include a sweet young virgin, a sly prostitute who helps a jilted woman get revenge on her adulterous husband, a madam at a bordello, a German soldier fighting in World War II who's on leave for two hours (this segment is the most serious and touching of the bunch), a lusty businesswoman, and a carefree modern couple. Director Ralf Gregan, working from a witty script by Michael Wildberger, keeps the well constructed narrative moving at a swift pace, maintains a breezy and engaging tongue-in-cheek tone throughout, offers a flavorsome evocation of the past eras with especially meticulous emphasis on the sets and clothes, elicits spirited acting from the attractive and appealing cast, further spices things up with an amusing sense of blithely bawdy humor, and, naturally, delivers a generous amount of yummy nudity along with the expected sizzling soft-core sex. The lush cinematography by Michael Ballhaus gives the picture a crisp and handsome look. Rolf Bauer's neatly varied and melodic score alternates between delicate and harmonic and more bouncy and infectious. A real charming and enjoyable outing.
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