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A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

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A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982)

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Reviews Counted:20

Fresh:14

Rotten:6

Average Rating:6.2/10

Consensus: It may not Woody Allen's best work, but the frothy, fun A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy is still worth a look.

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A wonderful, frothy treat from Woody Allen about three couples frolicking in the countryside at the turn of the century. At a beautiful farmhouse in upstate New York, wealthy Andrew passes his... A wonderful, frothy treat from Woody Allen about three couples frolicking in the countryside at the turn of the century. At a beautiful farmhouse in upstate New York, wealthy Andrew passes his summer days tinkering as a hack inventor and attempting to make love with his frigid wife, Adrian. Then Leopold, a self-possessed scholar, and his future wife, the highly sexed Ariel, come for a visit. The second couple in the mix is Maxwell, a doctor, and his current girlfriend, Dulcy, a nurse who advises Adrian on her sex life. It turns out that Andrew once had an innocent romance with Ariel, but he's one of the very few men she has met and not slept with. Now Andrew is very much interested in Ariel again--and she in him. And thus begins this whimsical farce of lust, love, and longing among friends. [More]

Starring: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, José Ferrer, Mary Steenburgen

Starring: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, José Ferrer, Mary Steenburgen, Tony Roberts, Kate McGregor Stewart

Director: Woody Allen

Director: Woody Allen
Screenwriter: Woody Allen
Producer: Robert Greenhut

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Reviews for A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

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tomato

It's not classic Woody, but it has a warmly human attractiveness about it.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 03 2008 07:23 AM

Channel 4 Film

tomato

Warm, romantic and old-fashioned.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 09 2006 03:16 AM

Time Out

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Dave Kehr

It's funny and sweet in spots, though the light moments get lost in the haze of imitation and ambitiousness.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 03 2008 07:22 AM

Chicago Reader

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Variety Staff

A pleasant disappointment, pleasant because he gets all the laughs he goes for in a visually charming, sweetly paced picture, a disappointment because he doesn't go for more.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 03 2008 07:19 AM

Variety

tomato
3/4

Jeffrey M. Anderson

It's one of Allen's lightest trifles, but it too contains enough funny jokes and fantasy moments to make it a small treasure.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 24 2007 03:15 AM

Combustible Celluloid

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4/5

Cole Smithey

No review available.

comment Comment | Jul., 14 2007 10:10 PM

ColeSmithey.com

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3/5

Chuck O'Leary

No review available.

comment Comment | Oct., 09 2005 04:41 PM

Fantastica Daily

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3/5

Philip Martin

No review available.

comment Comment | Jul., 04 2005 11:13 AM

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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2/5

Emanuel Levy

No review available.

comment Comment | Jun., 06 2005 03:29 PM

EmanuelLevy.Com

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2/4

Roger Ebert

There doesn't seem to be a driving idea behind it, a confident tone to give us the sure notion that Allen knows what he wants to do here.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 23 2004 10:23 PM

Chicago Sun-Times

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2.5/5

Janet Maslin

Picturesque but uncertain.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 30 2004 10:16 PM

New York Times

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy circles around the nuances of love-a web that both tantalizes and confounds Americans.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 04 2004 06:15 PM

Spirituality and Practice

tomato
3/5

Frank Swietek

No review available.

comment Comment | Nov., 03 2003 02:53 PM

One Guy's Opinion

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4/5

Carol Cling

No review available.

comment Comment | Aug., 22 2003 01:49 PM

Las Vegas Review-Journal

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4/5

Nell Minow

No review available.

comment Comment | Jul., 20 2003 05:00 PM

Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

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5/5

Ken Hanke

Top-flight Allen. Probably his most gorgeous color film.

comment Comment | Jun., 16 2003 05:50 PM

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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3/5

Brian J. Arthurs

No review available.

comment Comment | Nov., 08 2002 03:58 PM

Beach Reporter (Southern California)

tomato
3.5/5

Scott Weinberg

Not among Woody's most memorable, but it's still pleasant enough to warrant a visit.

comment Comment | Jul., 25 2002 11:24 PM

eFilmCritic.com

tomato
65/100

David Perini

This Midsummer’s Night is fun, witty, and wild, although ultimately forgettable.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 25 2001 08:07 AM

Apollo Guide

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2/5

Christopher Null

A poor second fiddle to stuff like Porky's.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 22 2001 10:01 PM

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