Summaries

When a painting is termed blasphemous, a young minister and his wife visit the artist... and the three sexually playful models living with him.

Anthony, a young reverend and his wife, Estella are on the way from England to Australia to minister to their flock. The bishop asks him to visit Norman, an eccentric artist prone to sexual depictions and requests that he voluntarily withdraw a controversial work call "Crucified Venus" from his show. The minister, who considers himself a progressive, is shocked at the amoral atmosphere surrounding the painter, his wife, and the three models living at his estate. The minister's wife is troubled also, and has to deal with latent sexual urges while trying to remain loyal to her husband.—Ed Sutton <[email protected]>

A young English minister and his wife are asked to stop by an eccentric artist's home on the way through Australia to their new parish. The bishop of Sydney is concerned because the artist is prone to painting naked females, and hopes that he will be persuaded to withdraw a controversial painting from his show which is soon due for exhibition. The clever mined minister is both challenged, and put off at the permissive atmosphere he finds surrounding the painter, perpetuated by the painter's wife's nonchalant attitude, and the three lovely models living and working at his estate. The minister's wife finds herself aroused by the free atmosphere, and both she and her husband discover that they know more about each other, and are better for the visit by its conclusion.—Unknownian

Details

Keywords
  • voyeur
  • female nudity
  • female full frontal nudity
  • nude modeling
  • woman poses nude for a painting
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Apr 27, 1994
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin Australia United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Art Gallery Of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Production companies Samson Productions Pty. Ltd. British Screen Finance Ltd. Sarah Radclyffe Productions - Sirens Limited

Box office

Gross US & Canada $7770731
Opening weekend US & Canada $34299
Gross worldwide $7770731

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 38m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby SR
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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