(246) LET IT ALL HANG OUT (1969) Edwige Fenech Hippie Sex Comedy
5015DVD
original
Italian title: L'UOMO DAL PENNELLO D'ORO [Man With the Golden
Brush]
director: Franz Marischka
starring: Edwige Fenech · Willy Colombini · Marcella Michelangeli ·
Gigi Bonds · Alexandra Marischka · Dick Randall
In an
attempt to capitalize on the 1968 psychedelic song Let It All Hang
Out by the Hombres [which became a flower-child catch phrase in
the years to follow], the American/British distributor Acto-Suncoast took
this trippy German movie [originally called Der Mann mit dem Goldenen
Pinsel (Man With the Golden Brush)] and released it as Let
It All Hang Out. The plot deals with Continental hippies who enjoy
breaking the rules of an uptight society with free love, nude parties,
and - above all else - fleecing the 'straights' with various financial
schemes. These hippies are anti-establishment pranksters, but they're
definitely Capitalists.
At the
center of the story is Archibald Spadeafora, a wannabe artist who has
never managed to sell a painting. But he's got a girlfriend [bed partner]
named Gioia, played by a young Edwige Fenech, forever in a state of undress.
He also has a friend, Eros, who acts as his manager. Eros introduces Archie
to Luigi, the owner of an art gallery. This guy has serious woman problems,
specifically a nympho who's become a pain-in-the-ass. The dealer agrees
to showcase some of Archibald's paintings in exchange for taking the wild
girl off his hands. Archie takes the floozy home, sharing the bed with
him and Gioia, who becomes a bit jealous. But, none-the-less, the art
is now hanging in a real gallery. And after Archibald decides to attend
his opening in the nude [as a publicity stunt], he becomes the darling
of the jetset 'artistic' types. The whole thing escalates into a madcap,
hedonistic romp with leanings towards counterculture satire.
Edwige
Fenech plays Gioia, a character in the constant state of undress: making
love, posing nude, getting her body painted, etc. This is an early
performance from Ms Fenech, when she began her career in German sex movies
(ie, DESIRE
CRAZY CRAVINGS, et al) before the better known thrillers
[YOUR
VICE IS A LOCKED ROOM AND ONLY I HAVE A KEY
(Gently Before She Dies), ALL
THE COLORS OF THE DARK, STRANGE
VICE OF MRS WARDH, STRIP
NUDE FOR YOUR KILLER]. The director here is Franz Marischka, a
filmmaker who made musicals and TV Specials in the early '60s before concentrating
on the more lucrative sex comedy arena. This was his first major International
hit. It also stars his wife Alexandra Marischka as Brunhilde, the cold-but-sexy
Cello Player.
A German/Italian
co-production with optional English subtitles; widescreen format, 86 minutes,
DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT. Extras include theatrical
trailers.
Nudity/Strong
Sexual Themes/Drugs
for Mature Audiences
