Le Sexe qui parle

Le Sexe qui parle

American theatrical poster
Directed by Claude Mulot (as Frédéric Lansac)
Produced by Francis Leroi
Starring Pénélope Lamour
Jean-Loup Philippe
Music by Mike Steïthenson
Cinematography Roger Fellous
Release dates
  • 5 November 1975 (1975-11-05)
Running time
 70 minutes
Country France
Language French

Le Sexe qui parle is a 1975 French adult film by Claude Mulot.[1] It was the first exclusive hardcore feature film produced and released in France to meet international success, and has been called a cult film.[1] In 1977, Mulot directed the sequel Le Sexe qui parle II, which starts with the “infection” passed by Eric to a prostitute.

Cultural background

The film is an example of a significant tradition in literature and art of talking vaginas, dating back to the ancient folklore motif of the vagina loquens, or "talking cunt".[2][1] These tales usually involve vaginas talking due to the effect of magic or charms, and often admitting to their unchastity.[2] Talking female genitals feature in the Ozark folktale The magic walking stick,[2] are an early theme in French literature, most notably in Les bijoux indiscrets[2] and the 13th century fabliau Le Chevalier qui faisoit parler les cons et les culs,[2] and the theme continues with The Vagina Monologues.[1]

Plot

Joëlle (Pénélope Lamour) is a beautiful executive at an advertising company who is married to Eric (Jean-Loup Philippe). Her vagina is infected with a mysterious affliction, ostensibly after she is seduced by an attractive blonde girl, and begins to talk and lead her to indecent sexual acts. However, it is soon revealed that her problems root from her sexual hardships and obsessions as an adolescent. In the finale, she has sex with Eric and passes the “infection” to his penis.

Cast

USA release

The film was exported to the USA with the title Pussy Talk[1][2] and started a period of French porn chic in America, followed soon by films such as Candy’s Candy (Candice Candy) and Kinky Ladies of Bourbon Street (Mes Nuits avec Alice, Pénélope, Arnold, Maude et Richard) in 1976.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Slavoj Zizek (2004). Organs without bodies: Deleuze and consequences. Routledge. p. 173. ISBN 0-415-96921-2.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vance Randolph, Gershon Legman (1992). Unprintable Ozark Folksongs and Folklore: Blow the candle out. University of Arkansas Press. pp. 819–820. ISBN 1-55728-237-4.

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