Synopsis
A divorcee relives her sexual past while in hopes of reviving her sexual present, but her age and waning looks make it difficult.
For Richer for Poorer
1979 Directed by Gerard Damiano
Cast
Director
Assistant Directors
Producer
Writer
Editors
Cinematography
Additional Photography
Sound
Makeup
Studio
Country
Language
Alternative Titles
Midnight Blue, Sexo para Ricos e Pobres, Para Ricos, Para Pobres, Träume einer geschiedenen Frau, Lilly, Sensi inquieti, Syndige elskerinder, Giochi bagnati
Genre
Releases by Date
Theatrical limited
-
USANC-17
16 Jan 1980
-
Canada
13 Jun 1983
-
Denmark
25 Aug 1983
-
Brazil
06 Aug 1990
-
Portugal
Releases by Country
Brazil
25 Aug 1983
- Theatrical limited
Canada
16 Jan 1980
- Theatrical limited Québec
Denmark
13 Jun 1983
- Theatrical limited
Portugal
06 Aug 1990
- Theatrical limited
USA
01 Jan 1979
- Theatrical limitedNC-17
Popular reviews
More-
Gerard Damiano's For Richer for Poorer is two films trying to be one. It is simultaneously the realistic and often quite moving drama of Gina (Georgina Spelvin) trying to heal herself after her husband Ben (Robert Kerman) leaves her for a younger woman (Susan McBain), and also an extended dream (nightmare?) sequence in which Gina sees herself as a glammed-up version of herself who takes charge in the bedroom in ways she never has in waking life.
Personally, I preferred the non-sexual scenes far more than Gina's imagined descent into a carnal abyss, which were genre-mandated filler rather than opportunities for character development. Trust me, trips to the OB-GYN are not sexy and I can almost guarantee that only a…
-
Don't mind me, just digging up old reviews from my blog now that Letterboxd decided to open the pornographic floodgates.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Every once in a while when you come across a porno that does the non-pornographic parts really well, it raises the question: would this be better if it weren’t a porno at all? On one hand, I believe in meeting movies on their level (including their genre) and think that explicit sex can be dramatically necessary in the right context. I’ve seen some of the mainstream efforts of notable porn directors like Gerard Damiano and Stephen Sayadian and it’s clear that the demands of the genre actually lend some structure to their work and found those movies less enjoyable…