Julia (1974) Der Liebesschüler (original title)

Director:

Sigi Rothemund

Writer:

Wolfgang Bauer

Release Date:

20 September 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

If you liked her as "Emmanuelle" you'll love her as... Julia.

Plot:

Julia is a young girl who is trying desperately to lose her virginity. |

Plot Keywords:

Whipped Cream | Train | Mountain | Drowning | Accidental Death

Cast

Jean-Claude Bouillon	...	Ralph (as Jean-Claude Bouillion)
Sylvia Kristel	...	Andrea
Teri Tordai	...	Yvonne
Gisela Hahn	...	Myriam
Peter Berling	...	Uncle Alex
Rose Renée Roth	...	Mimi
Dominique Delpierre	...	Hildegard
Christine Glasner	...	Silvana
Michael Tietz	...	Train Conductor
Manfred Spies	...	Man on train
Alois Mittermaier	...	Gerald
Ekkehardt Belle	...	Pauli

Directed by
Sigi Rothemund

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Wolfgang Bauer

Produced by
Karl Spiehs	....	executive producer: Lisa Film
Erich Tomek	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Gerhard Heinz

Cinematography by
Heinz Hölscher

Film Editing by
Eva Zeyn

Makeup Department
Mathilde Basedow	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Otto Retzer	....	unit manager
Wolfgang Weber	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Uli Strobel	....	assistant director (as Ulrich Strobel)

Art Department
Robert Fabiankowich	....	property master (as Robert Fabiankovich)

Camera and Electrical Department
Horst Knechtel	....	assistant camera

Editorial Department
Mimi Werkmann	....	assistant editor

Production Companies

• Lisa-Film

Distributors

• E. Hillenbrand (1974) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• Constantin-Filmverleih (1974) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Gofilex (1975) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Avenue Entertainment (2005) (UK) (DVD)
• Cine Media International (1976) (USA) (dubbed)
• Private Screenings (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

"Der Liebesschüler" - West Germany (original title)

Runtime:

Switzerland:83 min | UK:82 min | UK:86 min | USA:83 min | West Germany:88 min

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:R | Portugal:M/18 | West Germany:18 (nf) | Finland:(Banned) (1975) | Finland:K-18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Netherlands:18

Filming Locations:

Arena di Verona, Verona, Veneto, Italy

Company:

Lisa-Film

Soft porno Violating Genre Rules

One of the unwritten rules for sex films is to depict sex as something enjoyable - perhaps it is a guilty pleasure and some punishment may be afoot, but a pleasure nonetheless. Another is that a once initiated sexual encounter always goes ahead - the punters loath prickteasing.

This film dares touching these rules. The story resolves around an upper middle class family during the summer holidays. They are desperately trying to have a good time, and the emphasis is here on "desperately", because they are just not very at good at it. Sex is the only thing that overcomes their boredom, but even that rarely suffices. This lethargic lot is very hard to excite - the only time anyone got really upset was mother Hildegard when her husband's mistress told her at the family diner table that she was now sleeping with her teenage son as well.

Make no mistake: this is a softporno and nothing else, it does not have a message of any kind. But it is much less predictable than the average genre flick and that makes for much more interesting viewing.

Note: the UK release has an attempted rape scene (Pauli on Ivanna) cut, which is a bit of a shame as it explains the family's subsequent trip to Italy.