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      Alvin Purple

      R 1973 1h 32m Comedy List
      Reviews 43% Audience Score 50+ Ratings Australian waterbed salesman Alvin (Graeme Blundell) sees a psychiatrist (Penne Hackforth-Jones) about his irresistibility to women. Read More Read Less

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      Luke Buckmaster Guardian A film with progressive instincts that were both informed and complicated by the emergence of feminism as a political movement. Oct 24, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Quite edgy and risque for its time. Still good fun, though sometimes a bit juvenile. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member This early 1970s Australian film is a classic tale of sex and alienation and first real sex. Alvin Purple is not a good looking man, in fact you could say that he is pretty ugly. Nor is he funny or a man of great character in any sense. But somehow, for reasons unknown, he is irresistible to women. He attracts women wherever he goes: on the bus, in the park, even just walking down the street. The film contains a significant amount of sex and could be classified as a soft porn movie, but the sex is not for erotic purposes, but for comedic purpose as I cannot stop laughing as this awkward man who seems to know nothing about women has sex more times in a week than most people do in a lifetime. I remembered the locations of Melbourne area that has changed from 1973 to the present which are familiar to me. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Australian waterbed salesman Alvin (Graeme Blundell) sees a psychiatrist (Penne Hackforth-Jones) about his irresistibility to women.
      Director
      Tim Burstall
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 32m