God, Sex & Apple Pie

Starring:Greg Wrangler, Penelope Crabtree, Mark S. Porro, Katy Kurtzman, Jerome Courshon, Andrea Leithe, Steve Rifkin, Maria McCann, Phil Palisoul, Justina Denney, Lea Hastings, Stephen Polk, Teresa Gilmore, Julie Rea, Don Ridley
Director: Paul Leaf
Studio: Lightyear Video
Product Type: DVD

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Roger Vadim's directorial debut is more titillation than continental cool, but it broke box-office records and censorship taboos in its teasing display of sex and eroticism in the sunny vacation playground of the Saint-Tropez seashore. Vadim ushered in the era of continental attitudes toward sex and christened the voluptuous Brigitte Bardot (his wife) the world's original sex kitten: earthy, innocent, and all fleshy curves. Bardot is Juliette, a pouty child-woman orphan prone to nude sunbathing and playful flirting. Though pursued by a rich widower (Curt Jurgens) and attracted to the brawny fisherman Antoine (Christian Marquand), she marries Antoine's shy younger brother Michel (Jean-Louis Trintignant), an earnest, innocent kid hardly older than she but far less worldly. Despite her sincere efforts to "be good," Juliette gives in to Michel's advances, setting off a chain of events that ends in fraternal conflict. Vadim keeps the display of skin this side of an R rating, but only barely, teasing the male audience with skimpy outfits, barely concealing sheets, and often conveniently arranged scenery. Bohemian Bardot frolics through the film with nary a self-conscious moment, culminating in a passionate mambo, her pent-up frustration and sexual confusion exploding in a mad dance as bongos pound away on the soundtrack. Who needed Viagra in the '50s when Bardot was around? --Sean Axmaker

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The astounding success of Roger Vadim's And God Created Woman revolutionized the foreign film market and turned Brigitte Bardot into an international star. Bardot stars as Juliette, an 18-year-old orphan whose unbridled appetite for pleasure shakes up all of St. Tropez; her sweet but naïve husband Michel (Jean-Louis Trintignant) endures beatings, insults, and mambo in his attempts to tame her wild ways. Criterion presents this milestone of cinematic naughtiness in a stunning new 16x9 Eastmancolor transfer, supervised by the late director.

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Bardot's image embodied a unique combination of perversity and innocence..........2006-12-28

The image of a nude Brigitte Bardot stretched out on her stomach, as she appeared at the very beginning of "And God Created Woman," used to create posters that sold by the thousands and helped to popularize her initials, "B.B."

The scandal she provoked launched the film and made it an unprecedented success... Her image embodied a unique combination of perversity and innocence, a mix she displayed in her powerful portrayal of the fascinating character in the film--a young woman, proud of her body, who ultimately rejects morality... However, this opposition to conventional behavior was more a declaration of intent than of reality... The film was actually a morality tale: the liaison of the heroine and her brother-in-law was severely criticized, and conjugal love triumphed over the other more sordid union in the end...

The controversy of "An God Created Woman" lay not so much in the actual events, but in the female character's impudence... And even if Vadim's message has become dated, it nonetheless documents a difficult period of time and the frustration that accompanied a living, breathing, sexual fantasy, an object of desire, a symbol of sexual liberty... Sex was no longer voyeurism, as it was in George Lacombe's "The Light Across the Street," (La Lumière d'en face) but instead became a reality which called for one's attention...

Seen in this way, it is incontestable that "B.B." and Vadim contributed to the liberation of sexual mores, almost presaging the Sexual Revolution...

surprisingly not good.......2006-12-04

was SO excited to finally see the myth known as Bardot and the movie that made her famous for that myth. but it turned out too be a big yawn. the movie is actually boring, and you can understand the plot, but it is still incomprehensible. and not b/c it is in french with subtitle (i actually prefer it that way; i like to hear french). it's like Vadim tried to hard with twists and turns; he tried to make an average story something greater. there is no great, stand out acting. and even though BB is sort of known for being "lazy", the actors in it seemed bored with the movie them self. like they didn't want to act. they and BB were lethargic. it felt like they were improvising or rehearsing, instead of actually acting. there is too much worthless dialogue, no action. i still love bardot probably because of her fashion, beauty, etc, but i don't see why there was a commotion over her from a celluloid point of view (maybe there is another movie that captures her sex-kitten essence; i don't think this is the movie), shes not very great in it. she is just an average girl who pouts. there's not a wonderful, distinct persona, how you have with Marilyn Monroe. it was a long, mundane movie and i found myself falling asleep. i was very disappointed. it did not hold my attention. haven't watched it again. i was also shocked that even though BB looks great in it, she still couldn't keep me awake.

Enjoyable, and worth watching for more than Bardot........2006-04-04

I saw this recently on a lark just to see what all the Brigitte Bardot fuss was about -- and wasn't expecting much since sex comedy farces (particularly French ones) aren't high on my film watch lists -- but was surprised at how good (and good-natured) it was. Besides the vivacious charms of Ms. Bardot, this film had a solid script and good acting and dialogs. (One of my favorite lines had Bardot replying to a query why a family won't sell its puny shipyard to the effect that they want to at least still *own* something to not to feel poor.) The story is not highbrow, but is far from being lowbrow and tawdry and exploitative as some newcomers (like me) might perceive from its notorious reputation. Bardot plays Juliette, the "town tramp" of St. Tropez who is pursued by a rich, elderly playboy while carrying the torch for Antonio, an impecunious shipwright who treats her just as a convenient one-night-stand. In comes Antonio's younger brother, Michele, who truly loves her and offers to marry her to save her from being sent back to the orphanage. Juliette marries Michele and comes to love him despite herself, while fighting against her reckless, impetuous nature as Antonio comes back into the scene and presents a constant temptation. Will love or lust wins out? Call me old-fashioned, but I liked how the movie ends, and I agree with another Amazon reviewer's analysis (Robert Cartland), which hits it square on the head. (BTW, the video transfer for this Criterion DVD edition is excellent, eliminating all the old flaws while preserving the warm, vibrant colors of the St. Tropez location to great effect.)

The Sex Kitten is Born.......2005-12-26

If you've never watched any of Bardot's movies, I'd say this would be the best place to start. It displays Brigitte at the height of her beauty and is the perfect vehicle to show case her unbridled, breathtaking sensuality. Though the plot is thin and the sex scenes and nudity(which are actually more in the viewers imagination than on screen),are very tame and modest by today's standards, you can see why Bardot would have been ahead of her time and why she became a screen icon and legend.In a sense she was the original example of the sexually liberated woman,living by her own laws of sensuality and freedom. Along with that you can't take your eyes of her, she is a goddess incarnate and what she lacks in acting ability, she makes up for in charm and natural screen presence. Brigitte's 'Juliette' character, a teenaged orphan forced into a marriage of convenience, is childishly irresponsible,sulky,untamed and larger than life. But then I find a lot of French movies like to portray their woman as pouting, rebellious, reckless man eaters. Bardot was the original sex kitten however, with her tousled mane, luscious pout, gorgeous shapely figure, and careless sexy walk, she spawned a generation of imitators; her style still evident more than ever in today's starlets, who can't hold a candle to her. Director Roger Vadim makes good use of beautiful and unspoiled St Tropez as a backdrop, but it is his stunning,shapely young 'Mrs' who carries this film.I doubt if it would have got a second look without her presence.
Athough Curt Jurgens adds a little class and Christian Marquand is good to look at, the male characters in the film are quite dull and unlikeable, and Bardot outshines all of them as she continued to do through her 20 or so year career of mediocre movies.

Bardolatry at its finest!.......2005-12-23

This is the film that made Brigitte Bardot a legend. I have to admit: I have tried to look at this film objectively and I find it alternately demeaning, silly, and just plain dumb. So how come I'm giving it five stars? One word: Bardot. If you were to assemble a dictionary that would use visuals to illustrate the various words, Bardot's mambo sequence would authoritatively define the word "sensual." With the pulsating sound of the bongos in the background punctuated by blaring horns, Brigitte is larger than life dancing from room to room like a woman possessed. This may not be acting but it sure holds your attention - kind of like watching a human being transform into a wild animal. This sequence tells you all you need to know about why Bardot is a legend even in her senior years. And no, I don't believe And God Created Woman's silly ending in which we are expected to believe that a few slaps from Jean Louis Trintignant are enough to turn Bardot into a submissive French housewife. On the other hand, I don't think audiences in the 1950's were ready to deal with the reality of a sexually liberated woman like Brigitte.

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Love Ain't Suppose to Hurt

Love Ain't Suppose to Hurt
Starring: Love Aint Suppose to Hurt
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ASIN: B000I5X84W
Release Date: 2006-11-07

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Love Ain't Suppose to Hurt.......2007-05-19

It was very sad, but educational for people looking for love in all the wrong places. It is giving a message to take time and let it find you. But, it could have been better made. Again, add a couple of professional actors in the mix. It is a good story, but played, I guess to their best ability. Everyone cannot act.

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The Corruption Within: Televangelism Scrutinized

Paradise
Starring: Barbara Hershey , James LeGros , Elaine Stritch , David Strathairn , and Anita Barone
Director: Frank Pierson
Manufacturer: Showtime Ent.
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ASIN: B0007CILZM
Release Date: 2005-03-22

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Enter the world of Bobby Paradise, a former astronaut who discovered God during a crisis in space and upon his return became a prominent minister. His power and success are jeopardized when he finds his family at the center of sexual scandal, government investigation and a murderous secret.

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The Corruption Within: Televangelism Scrutinized.......2005-04-06

Frank Pierson continues to create films that are controversial and thought-provoking ('Soldier's Girl', 'Dirty Pictures', 'Truman', 'Conspiracy', 'Citizen Cohn', etc). In PARADISE he examines the workings of a 'showbiz evangelist' family and in doing so opens doors and windows to inspect not only the backstage shennaigans that are gaining more media coverage of late, but also the the very important family values and human frailties that make people support this brand of 'religion'.

With a blistering screenplay by Norman Steinberg and Richard Christian Matheson. PARADISE relates the story of one Bobby Paradise (David Strathairn), a past astronaut who apparently believes he spoke with God upon re-entry into earth's atmosphere while crashing into the Indian Ocean, and has been driven to tell his story and spread the gospel with his wife Elizabeth (Barbara Hershey), his lawyer daughter (Vivienne Benesch) who has a penchant for shady behavior and who is having an affair with a boxer (Kirk Acevedo), his business manager son Matthew (James LeGros) and wife, and his alcoholic mother Isabella (Elaine Strich).

Bobby is haunted by his own demons and feels he is at the breaking point, but his wife and family encourage him to continue is financially successful business (palatial mansion, jets, money to burn and to keep everyone out of trouble, etc). But the media begins to pry and slowly we watch the family power tend to disintegrate as we discover Bobby has a son newly released from a prison term (apparently for justifiable homicide), the boxer's wife and child are 'bought out' so that the daughter can marry, etc.

The film works well primarily because of the quality of performances by Strathairn, Hershey, Srtitch, and all of the cast. Just when the story appears to be going over the top, the understated characters of Bobby and Elizabeth keep it grounded in reality and the possibility that this sort of family CAN exist. Too many questions are left unanswered, as though this movie for Showtime was being considered as a series for TV, but for a dissection of TV Evangelism it is a tasty investigation. Grady Harp, April 05

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Sex as God's Gift PDF Curriculum

Manufacturer: Vision Video
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000BK7XI6
Release Date: 2005-09-19

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This DVD set does NOT come with any printed materials. The 56-page guide with objectives, activities, handouts, and worksheets are available in pdf format on the DVD.

Finally a resource for junior high youth to help with sexual pressure...

The series consists of six 25-minute programs:

(1) Making Good Decisions
(2) STDs and Pregnancy
(3) The Reality of Teen Pregnancy
(4) Sexuality as a Gift
(5) Relationships
(6) Questions and Answers

Mary Ronan talks straight and plain. Kids love her, listen to her and respond. Produced especially for 14- and 15-year-olds, these programs help them think through in advance decisions related to sex. This series challenges young people to understand sex as a valuable gift, something special and meaningful and not as a recreational sport.

Special emphasis is given to avoidance of sexual activity before marriage. Mary presents the facts in a straightforward, honest way that teens relate to and respect. She helps them think through the consequences of premarital sex. She shows why it is important to know ahead of time what the decision is, to avoid being "caught up" in emotional circumstances.

Our youth receive false and misleading information about sex from many sources, especially the media. Television and movies give young people a distorted and unhealthy understanding of sex. These programs will help youth understand the beauty, importance, and reasons for Biblical morality.

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The Kabalah and the Tarot are each vehicles to knowing the mystical reality that resides in all of us. Because of their intertwined history, the Tarot implicitly carries the energetic wisdom of the Kabalistic sages.

Dovid Krafchow, the author of "Listening to the Soul: A Kabalistic Guide to the Tarot," shows us how to see this wisdom in today's world as he gives us a Kabalistic perspective of the work of Henry Miller, "one of the most infamous writers of the twentieth century and the Beat generation."

As the Tarot is intertwined with the Kabalah, so is esoterica with beat literature, sexuality with politics, and nature with art. Take a spellbinding, heart felt, journey with Dovid Krafchow in the hyper-creative atmosphere of the Henry Miller Library for a mind-bending, thought provoking discourse on Sex, God and Revolution.

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Quoting Fully from MediaRights.org.......2006-09-23

Traveling by car with only a card table and chairs, a few spiritual items, a lifetime of study and experience, and a consuming drive to foster global understanding and harmony through teaching, one man named Dovid happens upon the Henry Miller Memorial Library in Big Sur. The library is a tribute to the late author who, in the mid 20th century, represented the clash of censorship with freedom of expression. Here, under redwood forest on high cliffs above the Pacific, Dovid expounds on Cabalistic teachings of sexual energy, cosmic metaphor, and historical prophecy in the human process of repairing the universe. Arabs, Jews, the West, the East, and the Movement are all well within Dovid's experience. Passers-by and Henry Miller fans-in-residence are captivated as they discuss with Dovid subjects such as symbolism in current political, social, and military events,; how the Tarot encompasses the shape of creation; inter-generational responsibility; and Dovid's book "Listening to the Soul." Ultimately, "Henry and Dovid: Sex, God, and Revolution" shows a life that is at once a reflection of the environment while completely individual, avuncular while pushing the limits of permitted opinions, and out of place while so needed.

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LESS THAN ONE STAR - minus 10 STARS!
Little to hold my interest
Great movie!
Disappointing script and acting
God, Sex & Apple Pie

God, Sex & Apple Pie
Starring: Greg Wrangler , Penelope Crabtree , Mark S. Porro , Katy Kurtzman , and Jerome Courshon
Director: Paul Leaf
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ASIN: B0000C23C1
Release Date: 2004-06-01

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A stockbroker caught in a scandal. A television reporter nailed by his own breaking news. A beautiful model and a postman on the verge. A group of friends rendezvous at a resort town for a holiday weekend of partying and fun. But as they cool off and try to escape their problems all hell breaks loose in this hip and sexy comedy.

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LESS THAN ONE STAR - minus 10 STARS!.......2006-07-29

Pathetically corny. Horrible soundtrack/music/lyrics. Lame, tired script - Every cliche' in the book. Even the title is dumb! Seems like a really amateurish attempt at making a movie that's like "The Big Chill", which was made 20 years previous, and is FAR superior to this junk. Interesting how these reviews here are either one extreme or the other. I cannot believe that this trash actually won awards.....This CAN'T be true. Can it?!

Little to hold my interest.......2005-05-06

I had a tremendously difficult time sitting through this movie. There is nothing good I can say about it. It is poorly written, directed and forced upon the unsuspecting audience before you know what hits you.

The plot involves nine friends who get together at a cabin in the woods, "Big Chill" style but minus the style. Then we must endure cheesy dialoge while the movie plods along, unfolding new and uninteresting facts about each relationship as if we cared enough to want to know. The more I learned the less I cared.

It was such a let down that I feel writing this review will somehow make my time spent worthwhile by saving someone else the misery.

Carol

Great movie!.......2004-08-15

This movie does not feel like your typical "indie movie." It has the look of a high budget studio movie. Very enjoyable. The acting, editing, camera work et al were right on. I wish I could see more indie movies of this quality. It would give the idea of indie filmmaking a better reputation. Bravo!!

Disappointing script and acting.......2004-07-26

I read other reviews and thought that I would enjoy this, but the movie I found quite disappointing. The acting is weak and the actors unable to really get "into" their characters. I found myself several times thinking 'oh, this is an actor/actress reading lines from a script,' as they made uncharacteristic speechs, or just spoke inconsistently.

The dialogue was generally weak; I didn't feel like the actors were speaking something natural, but they were saying things because the plot required them.

In many places, the movie had too much going on---too many plot elements, too many things---and there was never a sense of resolution. It's like the writer had too much in there and just wanted to get it all into one film, round-robining from one couple/character to the next in order to give everyone their fair chance.

I had the feeling that this movie was made according to a formula someone learned in film school. It was almost theatrical in its scripting, with gratuitous things happening just because you expected them to happen or because the writer wasn't disciplined enough to cut out what was extraneous.

So, I found it disappointing. It wasn't bad, in the sense that you walk out saying "this was awful," but it was bad in the sense that at the end I thought, "hey, I could have spent that time watching a much better movie."

God, Sex & Apple Pie.......2004-03-17

I really liked this movie. I saw it the first time around at an independent film festival and came away quite impressed. Prior to seeing GS&AP, my assumption was that I was going to see another version of "The Big Chill;" but while there are similarities (any movie nowadays that has couples/friends getting together for the weekend is going to suffer this comparison), this film can stand comfortably on its own merits.

Jerome Courshon wrote, directed, and stars in the movie. He's done a great job assembling a more than competent cast and putting together an engrossing, cohesive story. It's also great to see Katy Kurtzman (long absent from film and television) back on the screen.

I watched the DVD again tonight and found myself enjoying it all over again -- the acting, the writing, and the soundtrack. You'll also get some outtakes as well as a commentary from Jerome about the making of the picture. I wish there was more, but heck, I was happy just to have the film on DVD!

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This DVD set comes with the following printed materials: 56-page guide with objectives, activities, handouts, and worksheets. The same materials are also on the DVD in pdf format. Finally a resource for junior high youth to help with sexual pressure...

The series consists of six 25-minute programs:

(1) Making Good Decisions
(2) STDs and Pregnancy
(3) The Reality of Teen Pregnancy
(4) Sexuality as a Gift
(5) Relationships
(6) Questions and Answers

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This is a collection of 9 short videos from 2006. Catch and Fetch Flying Fish See the Animal See the Music The Train Brisk Swim Segway Unseen Forces

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Doctor Benny
Director: Nolan Lebovitz
Manufacturer: Five Star
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