Review of Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978) by Greg N — 24 Dec 2008

The movie is pretty good. It's a rather dark satire on the sexual revolution and the breakdown of normal French society, while somehow at the same time managing to keep all the bad stuff of it. It's even pretty funny.

Very well acted by all involved and there are some wonderfully composed shots like any movie that Bertrand Blier directs. Too bad the movie has the whole bit involving the kid. Yeah breaking down social/sexual norms will lead to pedophiles and other terrible stuff.

You just don't need to flirt with it yourself when it involves kids. If they'd left that part out, well the part where they start showing stuff happening luckily The Tin Drum and Pretty Baby this is not this kid is like 13 and probably or at least hopefully played by someone older cause he certainly looked it, this movie would be pretty much gold.

Still instead of trying to give this Zero Stars like the Tin Drum I'm giving it one. Wish I could've given it more but that one scene is just sick. Did I mention it won the oscar for best Foreign Film in 77.