Also
Known As: LOVE AS THEY PLEASE
(reissued title)
director:
Jack O'Connell
starring: Robert Hogan ·
Melinda Cordell (as Melinda Plank)
· Tani
Seitz ·
Sunja Svensen
· John
G. Avildsen
What
a weird, provocative career for Jack O'Connell. He was an American Madison
Avenue ad-man who (somehow) became Michelanglo Antonio's assistant director
for L'Adventura in 1960. Four years later, he wrote and helmed
this movie (for which he won best new filmmkaker award at the Venice
Film Festival). Then four years later, he went to San Francisco to director
a hippie documentaryREVOLUTION,
followed by the seemingly incongruous SWEDISH
FLY GIRLS.
A
struggling beat writer dumps his pregnant dancer girlfriend when she
starts pushing him for a marriage commitment. He runs off with a wealthy
socialite but soon realizes his mistake and returns to the Village to
make amends. But too late. His girl is now dead from a back alley abortion.
This
was the debut project for future director John G. Avildsen (best known
for the amazing cult films JOEand NEIGHBORS,
as well as the first Rocky). He is the assistant director here
and also one of the stars.
A Taiwanese
film, dubbed in English Language; fullscreen format, fully uncut (92 minutes),
DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT; extras include selected
trailers.
Violence/Nudity/Drugs
Recommended for Adult Audiences
What
a weird, provocative career for Jack O'Connell. He was an American Madison
Avenue ad-man who (somehow) became Michelanglo Antonio's assistant director
for L'Adventura in 1960. Four years later, he wrote and helmed
this movie (for which he won best new filmmkaker award at the Venice
Film Festival). Then four years later, he went to San Francisco to director
a hippie documentary
