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Joy of Flying

1977 · 89 min

A frothy, dreamy seventies sex comedy that drifts between fantasy and marital boredom with a playful, dated charm.

Directed by
Franz Josef Gottlieb
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Corinne Brodbeck, Gianni Garko, Olivia Pascal
Overview
The young wife Silvia is neglected by her husband Kurt. She dreams during the flight to a psychoanalyst Congress similarly Jong's heroine Isadora while reading a novel called emancipatory joy of flying in a world of its own. Then she has an affair with the businessman Jörg. It recognizes that the total of all sexual acting out day and night dreams anyone yet alone makes to a free people.

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Directed by
Franz Josef Gottlieb
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Corinne Brodbeck, Gianni Garko, Olivia Pascal
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sexuality
  • identity
  • freedom
  • love
  • betrayal
Places
  • road trip
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance6
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Franz Josef Gottlieb
Written by
Mia Sorell
Starring
Corinne Brodbeck, Gianni Garko, Olivia Pascal, Frits Hassoldt, Betty Vergès, Brigitte Strobel, Hubert Berger, Fee Heger
Music
Gerhard Heinz
Cinematography
Franz Xaver Lederle
Runtime
89 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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