The Opening of Misty Beethoven
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| German title | The Opening of Misty Beethoven |
| Original title | The Opening of Misty Beethoven |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1976 |
| length | about 84 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK unchecked! |
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| Director | Radley Metzger (as Henry Paris) |
| script | Jake Barnes |
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The Opening of Misty Beethoven is an American porn film by director Radley Metzger from 1976, which is one of the classics in porn film history. It is one of the most famous films of the porn chic era and is number 8 on AVN's list of "101 Greatest Adult Tapes of All Time" . The Opening of Misty Beethoven was filmed in Paris , Rome and New York City .
action
The plot of the film is based on My Fair Lady or Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw . In a sex cinema in Paris, Dr. Love (Jamie Gillis) on the American prostitute Misty Beethoven (Constance Money). Dr. Love is enthusiastic about her and would like to train her to be a sexual universal artist. After initial hesitation, Misty agrees. In the following years she experienced all the ups and downs of this training. Dr. Love from his girlfriend Geraldine Rich (Jacqueline Beaudant).
The film is characterized by constant sexual acts by various people that take place alongside the actual plot. Almost all of the men are shown who are satisfied by women - often prostitutes or maids - orally or by hand.
Soundtrack
The film has an unusual ambience for a porn film and has an easy-listening soundtrack with classic elements. The musical direction was with George Craig, the original music comes from the American band Elephant's Memory , which does not appear in the credits.
Awards
The film The Opening of Misty Beethoven won three awards from the Adult Film Association of America (AFAA) in its 1976 release year, including the award for best film of the year. Jamie Gillis was also personally recognized as best actor and Henry Paris (Radley Metzger) as best director.
In 1985 the film was one of the first pornographic films to be inducted into the Hall of Fame of the X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO), along with Deep Throat and Behind the Green Door . In 2002 the film also received the AVN Award from Adult Video News (AVN) for Best Classic Release on DVD. It ranks 8th on the list of "101 Greatest Adult Tapes of All Time" by Adult Video News.
Remake
In 2004, the film Misty Beethoven: The Musical , a remake of the classic as a musical, was released . Cast in the remake are: Sunset Thomas , Randy Spears , Judy Meadows , Asia Carrera , Chloe , Dave Cummings , Mike Horner , Evan Stone , Tyce Bune . Veronica Hart directed the remake . As in the original, Veronica Hart's new version also tells a modification of My Fair Lady. The focus of the plot is Misty, who is supposed to turn the music business upside down. In addition to sex scenes, the remake also contains a number of ballads and rock songs such as Penis Tango .
Web links
- The Opening of Misty Beethoven in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Opening of Misty Beethoven in the Internet Adult Film Database (English)
- Critique of the film at pornoklassiker.de
- Films by Radley Metzger, The Opening of Misty Beethoven
- Website to remake at VCA (English)
supporting documents
- ↑ http://www.imdb.de/name/nm0185858/#musicX20department
- ↑ http://www.imdb.de/title/tt0075018/fullcredits#cast
- ↑ a b c Awards for The Opening of Misty Beethoven. in the Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Hall of Fame of the X-Rated Critics Organization.
- ↑ 101 Greatest Adult Tapes of All Time on adultdvdmarketplace.com.
- ^ Website about the remake at VCA ( Memento from December 19, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) (English) Retrieved May 18, 2019.