The Princess and the Call Girl (1986) - Gérard Loubeau & Radley Metzger-Erotica Films

14/10/18

The Princess and the Call Girl (1986) - Gérard Loubeau & Radley Metzger

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Radley Metzger, one of the most distinctive and original directors in '60s sexploitation, helmed this softcore adult comedy, his last film to date. Audrey (Carol Levy) is a wealthy socialite about to be married, who comes to New York City to visit her best friend from college, Lucy, who looks almost exactly like her (and is also played by Carol Levy). Lucy confesses to Audrey that she's promised to entertain guests in two places at once over the next few days and asks if she would be so kind as to take her place on a weekend getaway to Monaco. Audrey agrees, but she soon learns that Lucy is actually a high-priced prostitute and the "entertaining" she'll need to do is a bit more involved than serving wine and cheese. When Audrey isn't able to get back to New York in time, Lucy has to turn the tables and pose as her friend at her engagement party. (AMG)

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The Princess and The Call Girl is watchable...
Dave from Ottawa
...but still not very good. Lead actress Carol Levy is gorgeous and more importantly shows herself to be a capable actress, carrying off the double roles of Audrey and Lucy with poise and charisma. Almost everything else in the movie works less well. First, the movie aims to be stylish and jet setting, but the budget leaves a fair bit to be desired on the style front - a lot of screen time is taken up sitting in the open air cafes and bars of Nice sipping drinks or walking about its streets. Also, the tone is supposed to be that of a light sex comedy, but the pace of the movie is way too leisurely. Comedies should not have this much dead time on screen, plus the material is weak. A few jokes work almost by accident, but a typical episode of Two and a Half Men manages to be funnier, smarter and bawdier than anything here. Lastly, the movie is almost totally lacking in erotic sizzle. It's a sex romp with most of the sex missing or toned down!