Caressed

1964

Drama

4
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 69 69
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789.72 MB
1000*720
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 26 min
Seeds 1
1.43 GB
1488*1072
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 26 min
Seeds 4

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Reviewed by filmreviewradical 4 / 10

A slight step back for Larry Kent

A student has a relationship with two women, but gets the wrong one pregnant. Shot in black and white in Vancouver and released in 1964 this is the second feature film of writer/director Laurence Kent (Larry to you and me). Despite dealing with sexual relationships, sexual politics, class and commerce ('love' on a budget, putting a price on 'love') this is a rambling story - as with Kent's first film - with hammy, melodramatic performances (almost amateur dramatics), somewhat betraying Kent's origins in theatre, and a slight step back from his first film 'The Bitter Ash'. Despite this relationship melodrama's histrionics it does at least put Andorra on the map.
Reviewed by Sum Flounder

Has anybody else seen this thing?

In the mid seventies we got a new TV station in Vancouver. During their first few years on the air they played an unusual assortment of movies. Films like BLACK MAMA,WHITE MAMA and CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS were shown alongside LA BELLE ET LA BETE and 8 1/2. Also aired were several obscure Canadian films,including SWEET SUBSTITUTE. I remember it had the look of a feature-length student film and that a lot of it was filmed on the streets of Vancouver, where I live. It was interesting to see cars and hairstyles from a decade earlier juxtaposed against those familiar buildings. The story had something to do with a small group of young adult males. The only two parts that stand out in my memory involved the guys stopping to look at a Beatles poster and one of them picking up a prostitute but chickening out on the deal. It had a stark look to its black & white photography, accentuated by the minimal dialogue.I'd like to see SWEET SUBSTITUTE again sometime, although the novelty of seeing my home town in a movie has long since worn off. It seems like most films are shot up here nowadays.
Reviewed by clockworkoranged 10 / 10

second masterpiece in as many tries...

After completing "The Bitter Ash," (which was the second film of Kent's I saw), he then made "Sweet Substitute." In this case, it was the last of his films I was able to get a hold of and I wasn't disappointed at all. This has to be one of the most enduring films to stay with me after viewing (along with "Faces" and it's honesty and sincerity have certainly had a profound effect on me. The characters and plot line both allow the times to shine out with the date of this film, but are relevant today, and being that the piece is ultimately about human relationships, expectations, and insecurities, I believe it will always be a landmark in independent art film. Unfortunately not enough other people have had the good fortune of discovering such great work as I have, but hopefully that will change in the future.
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