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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask

Comedy · 1972

A collection of seven vignettes, which each address a question concerning human sexuality. From aphrodisiacs to sexual perversion to the mystery of the male orgasm, characters like a court jester, a doctor, a queen and a journalist adventure through lab experiments and game shows, all seeking answers to common questions that many would never ask.

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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask

“You haven't seen anything until you've seen everything*”

1972 Comedy 1h 28m

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6.5 / 10

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A collection of seven vignettes, which each address a question concerning human sexuality. From aphrodisiacs to sexual perversion to the mystery of the male orgasm, characters like a court jester, a doctor, a queen and a journalist adventure through lab experiments and game shows, all seeking answers to common questions that many would never ask.

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Directed by

Woody Allen

Written by

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Victor / Fabrizio / The Fool / Sperm

John Carradine

John Carradine

Dr. Bernardo

Lou Jacobi

Lou Jacobi

Sam Musgrave

Louise Lasser

Louise Lasser

Gina

Anthony Quayle

Anthony Quayle

The King

Tony Randall

Tony Randall

The Operator

Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave

Queen

Court is in session

Put Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.