In this cult doc from 1985, director Kirby Dick (This Film Is Not Yet Rated) weaves a fascinating study of the curious role of a sex surrogate in the then-new discipline of sexual therapy. Maureen Sullivan and two of her clients agreed to have the entire progression of their therapy taped, and what emerges is a disarming and compassionate look at the struggles people face in connecting with one another. Twenty-five-year-old Kipper is a virginal grad student who gets nervous j... (Full plot summary below)
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In this cult doc from 1985, director Kirby Dick (This Film Is Not Yet Rated) weaves a fascinating study of the curious role of a sex surrogate in the then-new discipline of sexual therapy. Maureen Sullivan and two of her clients agreed to have the entire progression of their therapy taped, and what emerges is a disarming and compassionate look at the struggles people face in connecting with one another. Twenty-five-year-old Kipper is a virginal grad student who gets nervous just talking to a girl, let alone touching her, and John, at 45, is newly divorced and suffering from fears of sexual inadequacy. As Maureen attempts to build up their confidence, she also exposes her own doubts in this touching film that dismisses a clinical approach to sex.
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| The New York TimesWalter GoodmanSympathetic account of a sort of human frailty that is not easy to talk about, much less make a movie about. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Salem AlatonThough the idea of the therapy appears to be the demystification of sex, the filming, with its voyeuristic detachment and curious prudishness (no genitals are shown), serves only to perpetuate the familiar fetishistic mechanisms. |
| Chicago TribuneRick KoganIt was a very uneasy 80-some minutes. Watching John and Kipper express their fears and weaknesses and desires respresented a peek under covers that might best have been left unmussed. |
| User ReviewWilda WDo sex Surrogate's Still practice today ?? If so Wy Havent they made more shows about it I find this soo verey interesting I Diddnt know this exsisted And Am I Have to say Im Going to be sad If it was another Practice Discriminated against or shutdown This helps men and hopefully wimen if they had male sex surrogate's To be better and more understanding in their relationship This film Rilly opend my eyes to The fact that their are 40 Year old Virgins Out Their still In This day and age Im sure!! I even learned A few things In watching that I will try on my Partner This is a Nice Clean ADULT Film That Is verey Informational ? |
| User ReviewCarleen CThis is in some ways a stunning documentary. It follows two clients as they experience sex therapy with a surrogate partner. The clients, John and Kipper, are real. You can feel their awkwardness and hopefulness. The surrogate, Maureen, is real. She is simultaneously vulnerable and practical, disarming because she is not the least bit pretentious. And despite the sex in the sex surrogate title, this film is really about the way these men are stuck in their emotional and sexual lives, and need a little therapy to get on with their lives. |
