Richard Lester directs Rita Tushingham, Ray Brooks and Michael Crawford in this swinging sixties flick where a lothario schools his nebbish landlord.

Very much of it’s time. The first half is a lark. Ripping off the French New Wave on the streets on London like it is a gang show. The second half gets more serious about sexual politics. Very heavy handed and tone deaf. The sight of Frank Spencer pivoting around his unspent erections (albeit fully dressed) doesn’t help this not play like a musty relic.

5

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