{"id":5753,"date":"2008-07-08T08:32:51","date_gmt":"2008-07-08T15:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5753"},"modified":"2020-12-03T17:08:36","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T00:08:36","slug":"midsummer-nights-sex-comedy-a-1982","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5753","title":{"rendered":"Midsummer Night&#8217;s Sex Comedy, A (1982)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Only a drunken, infantile idiot shoots himself over love &#8212; not an internist.&#8221;<\/strong> <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Night-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Night-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Night-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Night-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Night-Poster.jpg 491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn amateur inventor (Woody Allen) and his wife (Mary Steenburgen) invite two couples &#8212; a womanizing doctor (Tony Roberts) and his free-thinking nurse (Julie Hagerty), and a renowned philosopher (Jose Ferrer) and his beautiful fiancee (Mia Farrow) &#8212; to spend the weekend with them at their country estate, where cross-couple lust causes sexual mayhem.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Infidelity<\/li>\n<li>Jose Ferrer Films<\/li>\n<li>Mary Steenburgen Films<\/li>\n<li>Mia Farrow Films<\/li>\n<li>Romantic Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Sexuality<\/li>\n<li>Woody Allen Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nConsidered by many to be one of Woody Allen&#8217;s lesser films, <em>A Midsummer Night&#8217;s Sex Comedy<\/em> (inspired by Ingmar Bergman&#8217;s <em>Smiles of a Summer Night<\/em>, 1955) is actually an innocuously enjoyable trifle, guaranteed to please Allen&#8217;s diehard fans &#8212; particularly those disappointed by his recent spate of non-stop misses. Allen&#8217;s ensemble cast is nicely chosen, with wide-eyed Julie Hagerty particularly delightful as a sexually &#8220;modern&#8221; woman:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Haggerty3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Haggerty3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1833\" height=\"1027\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Haggerty3.png 1833w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Haggerty3-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Haggerty3-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Haggerty3-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Haggerty3-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Haggerty3-1536x861.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Haggerty3-482x270.png 482w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1833px) 100vw, 1833px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p> and Jose Ferrer (what inspired casting!) offering a refreshing dose of arrogant refinement to the proceedings. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Ferrer.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Ferrer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1849\" height=\"1023\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Ferrer.png 1849w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Ferrer-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Ferrer-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Ferrer-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Ferrer-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Ferrer-1536x850.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Ferrer-488x270.png 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1849px) 100vw, 1849px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite its title and topic, <em>Midsummer<\/em>&#8230; is actually rather innocent of sexual content &#8212; while sex is discussed ad infinitum, the most we ever see on-screen are gropings and kisses. Allen&#8217;s occasional use of supernatural touches (including a flying bicycle and a &#8220;spirit machine&#8221;):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Magic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Magic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1849\" height=\"1023\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Magic.png 1849w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Magic-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Magic-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Magic-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Magic-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Magic-1536x850.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Magic-488x270.png 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1849px) 100vw, 1849px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; may turn some off, but these elements ultimately just add to the charm of this feel-good tale about love and lust, which ends on a surprisingly happy note for all involved. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Julie Hagerty as Nurse Dulcy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Haggerty.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Haggerty.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1847\" height=\"1023\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Haggerty.png 1847w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Haggerty-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Haggerty-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Haggerty-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Haggerty-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Haggerty-1536x851.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Haggerty-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Haggerty-1038x576.png 1038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1847px) 100vw, 1847px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jose Ferrer as Leopold Sturgis<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Ferrer2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Ferrer2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1833\" height=\"1017\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Ferrer2.png 1833w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Ferrer2-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Ferrer2-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Ferrer2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Ferrer2-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Ferrer2-1536x852.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Ferrer2-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Ferrer2-1038x576.png 1038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1833px) 100vw, 1833px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gordon Willis&#8217;s luminous cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1828\" height=\"1011\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Cinematography.png 1828w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Cinematography-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Cinematography-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Cinematography-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Cinematography-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Cinematography-1536x850.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/Midsummer-Nights-Sex-Comedy-Cinematography-488x270.png 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1828px) 100vw, 1828px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended, and certainly must-see for Woody Allen completists. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0084329\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1982\/07\/16\/movies\/a-new-woody-allen.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/fantasy\/midsummer-nights-sex-comedy-1982.htm\">Moria Review (spoiler alert)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.combustiblecelluloid.com\/digitalwatch\/midsumsex.shtml\">Combustible Celluloid Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/a-midsummer-nights-sex-comedy-1982\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/reviews\/73167\/a_midsummer_nights_sex_comedy.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Only a drunken, infantile idiot shoots himself over love &#8212; not an internist.&#8221; Synopsis: An amateur inventor (Woody Allen) and his wife (Mary Steenburgen) invite two couples &#8212; a womanizing doctor (Tony Roberts) and his free-thinking nurse (Julie Hagerty), and a renowned philosopher (Jose Ferrer) and his beautiful fiancee (Mia Farrow) &#8212; to spend the weekend with them at their country estate, where cross-couple lust causes sexual mayhem. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Infidelity Jose Ferrer Films Mary Steenburgen Films&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5753\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5753"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56171,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5753\/revisions\/56171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}