Capital Celluloid 2025 — Day 217: Thu Aug 7

Group Marriage (Rothman, 1972): Barbican Cinema, 6.30pm

This film is part of the Stephanie Rothman season at the Barbican. Details here.

Chicago Reader review:
High comedy and progressive sexual politics in an exploitation film—you can only imagine the puzzled expressions on the faces of the drive-in moviegoers of America when they encountered this little gem by Stephanie Rothman back in 1972. Three men and three women attempt to set up a communal relationship in a Los Angeles suburb as the neighbors look on with shock and envy. Whenever the situation threatens to drift into Aquarian platitudes, Rothman rescues it with a deft application of gentle wit and affectionate eroticism.
Dave Kehr

Here (and above) is the trailer.

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