Nobody in this film signed up to the "sex & violence" cliche.
The reason sex in film hasn't got any better than this is the reason why Sex Therapists exist today - Almost everyone is suppressed and told not to touch themselves, yelled at for having any natural interest, banned from the family even... and then it comes out as childish intimidation and schizophrenic sex. That is modern sex in film today.
There is a lot of room for up for improvement in the film, and for remakes, etc. Sometimes the film goes too slowly, but sometimes it's a no judgement high-energy party and everybody's invited. Could easily make your own modern version with input from various Sex Therapists and watch people go from sexually passive-aggressive to something like the people in this film.
The reason sex in film hasn't got any better than this is the reason why Sex Therapists exist today - Almost everyone is suppressed and told not to touch themselves, yelled at for having any natural interest, banned from the family even... and then it comes out as childish intimidation and schizophrenic sex. That is modern sex in film today.
There is a lot of room for up for improvement in the film, and for remakes, etc. Sometimes the film goes too slowly, but sometimes it's a no judgement high-energy party and everybody's invited. Could easily make your own modern version with input from various Sex Therapists and watch people go from sexually passive-aggressive to something like the people in this film.