A Woman, Her Men, and Her Futon (1992)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Michael Sibay

Writer:

Michael Sibay (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Human Relationship | Sexuality | Independent Film

Cast

Jennifer Rubin	...	Helen
Lance Edwards	...	Donald
Grant Show	...	Randy
Michael Cerveris	...	Paul
Robert Lipton	...	Max
Delaune Michel	...	Gail
Richard Gordon	...	Jimmy (scenes deleted)
Jennifer Zuniga	...	Waitress #1
Kathryn Atwood	...	Waitress #2
Gary Cusano	...	Apartment Manager
Kirsten Hall	...	Sales Woman

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Sound Trax Surround Stereo

Certification:

USA:R

Company:

Interpersonal Films Inc.

Soundtrack:

Souls Of Beasts

elegant, no-frills simplicity

The title of this film caught my attention one night when I was browsing Netflix. I thought it was a provocative enough title to add to my queue, expecting a cheap exploitative sex movie. Boy, was I surprised! It turned out to be quite a serious film, where the sex is never exploitative but an organic part of the story. The whole narrative is about sexual manipulation and anyone who has ever been in a heterosexual relationship would relate to the characters. And it's all done with elegance and simplicity that is almost European. And most charming of all, there's a story within a story, so while the two main characters who are screenwriters talk about the story they are writing, what they are really talking about is their own relationship. My only comment is that Jennifer Rubin's performance was uneven. At times she played the character like a teenager and it was hard to believe that she was a writer, and at other times she played it like an adult who was experienced enough to be a writer. But that's minor when I think of the overall impact the movie left on me. I guess it affected me because I once knew a girl like that...