Natalie wood and robert culp played carol and bob, a pretentious wealthy and bored couple in southern california. The original music score was composed by quincy jones. Ted elliot gould and alice dyan cannon are a more traditional couple who. Bob robert culp and carol natalie wood are a sophisticated california couple who, after. At the height of the 60s sexual revolution, upwardly mobile married couple bob robert culp and carol natalie wood returns from a freethinking group encounter session with an elevated sense of honesty. Wood, elliot gould, dyan cannon, robert culp starring mazursky on. Bob and carol and ted and alice original poster for the 1969 film. After the ultra sophisticated couple, bob a filmmaker and wife, carol attend a secluded therapy group only to observe they become modernized in their sexual thinking and behavior.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 76 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1. Bob and carol culp and wood are an upperclass married couple with a little too much time on their hands. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 76 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 2 production management 1. Before long theyre both experimenting with new partners and sharing their sexual escapades. Those ampersands mash his films two couples into one undifferentiated clump. After this films release, it led to other movies dealing with wife swapping, infidelity, and other types of experimentation with interpersonal relationships inside american society.
Bob and carol and ted and alice the 1969 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The film was noted for its publicity a view of couples in bed together readied to experience group sex. After going to a group therapy retreat, bob and carol start to explore a new openness in their relationship. After attending a weekend selfhelp selfdiscovery session, bob and carol feel newly enlightened, and want their friends, ted and alice, to feel the same way. Can bob and carols new thinking rub off onto best friends, ted and alice. Watch bob and carol and ted and alice online 1969 movie.
Bob and carol and ted and alice isnt really about wife swapping at all, but about the epidemic of moral earnestness thats sweeping our society right now. Documentary filmmaker bob saunders and his wife carol attend a group therapy session that serves as the backdrop for the opening scenes of the film. Fx9rpw from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Can bob and carol s new thinking rub off onto best friends, ted and alice. The cinematography for the film was by charles lang. Documentary filmmaker bob sanders and his wife carol attend a group therapy session that serves as the backdrop for the opening scenes of the film. After going to a group therapy retreat, bob and carol start to explore a new openness in their. Aug 14, 2016 documentary filmmaker bob saunders and his wife carol attend a group therapy session that serves as the backdrop for the opening scenes of the film. A oncemust for its place in cinema history due to its attempt, at least, at handling a touchy subject. Licensee must obtain appropriate permissions and clearances before using this photo. The film received four academy award nominations, including. Making an impressive, highprofile directorial debut after success as a screenwriter, paul. So when bob tells carol hes had an affair, his newly liberated wife happily accepts the news. Documentaryfilmmaker bob sanders and his wife carol attend a grouptherapy session that serves as the backdrop for the films opening scenes.
For some curious reason, we suddenly seem compelled to tell the truth in our personal relationships. May 12, 20 the scene where bob admits to carol that he had an affair and instead of being angered by it she accepts it, which turns them on enough that they end up making love on their bathroom floor is funny as is the opposite reaction that ted and alice have when carol tells them the good news. Robert culp, dyan cannon, natalie wood, elliot gould editorial use only. Buy from cd and buy from twilight time movies usa for the dvd other information. Theyre a wouldbe group grope, four people confused about sex in 1969 as so many of. Most of the subtext about wifeswapping was eliminated, predictably since it was 1973 and they couldnt really explore issues like that on network television. A lighthearted picture of middleaged love and friendship. With natalie wood, robert culp, elliott gould, dyan cannon. Bob insists that everyone feel rather than intellectualize their emotions, and. The scene where bob admits to carol that he had an affair and instead of being angered by it she accepts it, which turns them on enough that they end up making love on their bathroom floor is funny as is the opposite reaction that ted and alice have when carol tells them the good news. After attending an enlightened new agetype retreat, they decide to indulge in the sexual experimentation of the freelove erain particular.
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