The Princess and the Call Girl
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Directed by | Radley Metzger |
Screenplay by | Radley Metzger |
Story by | Pierre Serbie |
Based on | Frontispiece, a French story similar to Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper |
Produced by | Victor Béniard Louis Wolff |
Starring | Carol Levy Victor Bevine Shannah Hall Chris Beach Noel Cohen Christina Swing Scott Plank Steve Gadler |
Cinematography | Gérard Loubeau |
Edited by | Scott Vickrey |
Production companies | Highbridge Productions Naja Films |
Distributed by | Manley Films Roadshow Home Video Image Entertainment Playboy Channel First Run Features |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
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Language | English |
The Princess and the Call Girl is a 1984 American erotic comedy drama film directed by Radley Metzger[1][2][3] and based on a French story, Frontispiece, by Pierre Serbie, that is similar to Mark Twain's novel The Prince and the Pauper.[4][5]
Plot
Two women, who look alike, one very rich and one very poor, decide to briefly switch roles to see the consequences.
Cast
- Carol Levy as Audrey Swallow/Lucy Darling
- Victor Bevine as Steve
- Shannah Hall as Diane
- Chris Beach as Calvin
- Noel Cohen as Andrew
- Christina Swing as Vanessa
- Scott Plank as Stanley
- Steve Gadler as Herb
Reception
Film reviewer Gary Morris notes that the star of The Princess and the Call Girl film, Carol Levy, has some "charming moments".[6][7] The film, according to another reviewer, is "cheerfully fluffy and consistently erotic ... outside of his Henry Paris titles, [the film] stands as Metzger's funniest achievement ... a fitting epilogue for the age of sexual freedom; they may not make 'em like this anymore, but as long as these films continue to be appreciated, viewers can relive the experience and have quite a few good, hearty laughs along the way".[5]
Notes
According to one film reviewer, Radley Metzger's films, including those made during the Golden Age of Porn (1969–1984), are noted for their "lavish design, witty screenplays, and a penchant for the unusual camera angle".[8] Another reviewer noted that his films were "highly artistic — and often cerebral ... and often featured gorgeous cinematography".[9] Film and audio works by Metzger have been added to the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City.[10][11][12][13]
References
- ^ Bentley, Toni (August 7, 2014). "The Art Cinema Erotica of Radley Metzger". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ Bentley, Toni (June 2014). "The Legend of Henry Paris". Playboy. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ Bentley, Toni (June 2014). "The Legend of Henry Paris" (PDF). ToniBentley.com. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ Staff (2017). "The Princess and the call girl". Copyright Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ a b Staff. "Radley Metzger - Little Mother, The Cat and the Canary, The Princess and the Call Girl". Mondo-Digital.com. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ Morris, Gary (November 1, 1999). "Metzger Madness - The Dirty Girls, Carmen Baby and The Princess and the Call Girl". ImagesJournal.com. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ Morris, Gary (November 1, 1999). "Radley Metzger: The Dirty Girls, Carmen Baby, The Princess and the Call Girl on DVD". Bright Lights Film Journal. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ Gallagher, Steve (August 7, 2014). ""This is Softcore": The History of Radley Metzger". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ^ Simpson, Claire (October 2, 2013). "Adults Only: 5 Films By Radley Metzger". WhatCulture.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
- ^ Rist, Ray C. (January 4, 1974). Book - The Pornography Controversy: Changing Moral Standards in American Life. Transaction Publishers. p. 124. ISBN 9781412838467. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
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ignored (help) - ^ Lehman, Peter (2006). Book - Pornography: Film and Culture. Rutgers University Press. p. 9. ISBN 9780813538716. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
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ignored (help) - ^ Staff (2016). "Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) - DadaBase Search Results - Radley Metzger". Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ Staff (March 4, 2017). "Obituary Of The Righteous - The Porn Of The Fabulous 60s And 70s Loses One Of Its Pioneers And Masters: Radley Metzger - Photographer Of War, The MOMA Presents A Retrospective: His Erotic Films Made History - Video: 'Score', On The Relationships Of Couples Of The 70s, In An Uncensored Version". DagoSpia.com. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
External links
- The Princess and the Call Girl at MUBI (related to The Criterion Collection)
- The Princess and the Call Girl at IMDb
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- Dark Odyssey (1961)
- La baie du désir (1964)
- Dictionary of Sex (1964)
- The Dirty Girls (1965)
- The Alley Cats (1966)
- Carmen, Baby (1967)
- Thérèse and Isabelle (1968)
- Camille 2000 (1969)
- The Lickerish Quartet (1970)
- Little Mother (1973)
- Score (1974)
- The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann (1975)
- Naked Came the Stranger (1975)
- The Image (1975)
- The Opening of Misty Beethoven (1975)
- Barbara Broadcast (1977)
- Maraschino Cherry (1978)
- The Cat and the Canary (1978)
- The Tale of Tiffany Lust (1979)
- The World of Henry Paris (1981)
- Aphrodesia's Diary (1983)
- The Princess and the Call Girl (1984)
- The Sins of Ilsa (1985) (unreleased)