In Praise of Older Women (1978)

Director:

George Kaczender

Writers:

Stephen Vizinczey (novel)
Paul Gottlieb (screenplay)
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Release Date:

22 September 1978 (Canada)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Andras Varda grows up in a turbulent, war-torn Hungary, where he procures local girls for the occupying G.I.'s during World War II...

Plot Keywords:

Older Woman Younger Man Relationship | Canada | Female Frontal Nudity | Male Frontal Nudity | Pantyhose

Awards:

4 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Tom Berenger	...	Andras Vayda
Karen Black	...	Maya
Susan Strasberg	...	Bobbie
Helen Shaver	...	Ann MacDonald
Marilyn Lightstone	...	Klari
Alexandra Stewart	...	Paula
Marianne McIsaac	...	Julika
Alberta Watson	...	Mitzi
Ian Tracey	...	Andras Vajda Jr
Monique Lepage	...	The Countess
Louise Marleau	...	Woman in Elevator
Jill Frappier	...	Lady Teacher
Mignon Elkins	...	Mother Vayda
Joan Stuart	...	Aunt Alice
John Bayliss	...	Glen MacDonald
Jon Granik	...	Tom Horvath
Budd Knapp	...	Father Confessor
Earl Pennington	...	Professor Hargitay
Michael Kirby	...	Tibor Kovacs
Bronwen Mantel	...	Woman in Cafe
Wally Martin	...	The Janitor
Arden R. Ryshpan	...	Berenice (as Arden Ryshpan)
Tibor Polgár	...	The Pianist
Julie Wildman	...	Woman at Party
Julie Morand	...	Girl Student
Griffith Brewer	...	The Fiacre Driver
Walter Bolton	...	Second Waiter
Martha Parker	...	Girl at Dance
Robert King	...	Man with Proclamation
Arthur Grosser	...	Party Host
Jeannette Casenave	...	Party Hostess
Alexander Godfrey	...	First Waiter
Tina Shuster	...	Second Girl at Dance
Danny Brainin	...	Youth in Class
Casey Stevens	...	Second Student
Peter Gottlieb	...	Boy on Staircase
Henry Ramer	...	Narrator (voice)

Directed by
George Kaczender

Writing credits
Stephen Vizinczey		(novel "In Praise of Older Women")
Paul Gottlieb		(screenplay)
Barrie Wexler		(narration)
Barrie Wexler		(additional text)

Produced by
Harold Greenberg	....	executive producer
Claude Héroux	....	producer
Robert Lantos	....	producer
Howard Lipson	....	associate producer (as Howard R. Lipson)
Stephen J. Roth	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Tibor Polgár

Cinematography by
Miklós Lente

Film Editing by
George Kaczender
Peter Wintonick

Art Direction by
Wolf Kroeger

Set Decoration by
Csaba András Kertész		(as Csaba Kertesz)

Costume Design by
Olga Dimitrov

Makeup Department
David Beckett	....	hair stylist
Jocelyne Bellemare	....	assistant makeup artist
Michèle Dion	....	makeup artist
Jean-Max Guérin	....	assistant hair stylist (as Jean Guérin)

Production Management
Wendy Grean	....	unit manager
Roger Héroux	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles Braive	....	first assistant director
Daniel Hausmann	....	second assistant director
Ariane Ochrymouych	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Jean Bourret	....	assistant property master
Csaba András Kertész	....	set dresser (as Csaba Kertesz)
Stéphane Reichel	....	assistant art director
Norman Simpson	....	property master (as Normand Simpson)
Roméo Turcotte	....	construction manager
Kathy Wadas	....	property buyer

Sound Department
Henri Blondeau	....	location sound
Joe Grimaldi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Les Halman	....	sound editor
Larry Lynn	....	boom operator
Ken Pagé	....	post-synchronisation sound effects
Peter Wintonick	....	assistant sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department
John Berrie	....	gaffer
Jean-Yves Bruel	....	still photographer
Michel Paul Bélisle	....	best boy (as Michel-Paul Belisle)
Pierre Davreux	....	grip
Attila Dory	....	still photographer
Yves Drapeau	....	first assistant camera
André Magny	....	key grip
Yves Paquette	....	electrician
Ernest Spiteri	....	camera loader
Mario Toledo	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Howard Feuer	....	casting: New York
Karen Hazzard	....	casting: Toronto
Jeremy Ritzer	....	casting: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Renée April	....	wardrobe staff (as René April)
Anne-Denise Carette	....	wardrobe staff
Chrylla Hagen	....	wardrobe staff
Jack Hay	....	wardrobe staff
Peter Horne	....	wardrobe staff
Ann Kewley	....	assistant to costume designer
Sylvie Laurier	....	wardrobe staff
Johanne Prégent	....	dresser

Editorial Department
Jim Campabanal	....	negative cutter (as Jim Campabadal)
Monika Dorfman	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Moe Koffman	....	conductor

Other crew
Manon Bougie-Boyer	....	production accountant
Linda Browne	....	production secretary
Carol Campbell	....	production services
Alex Dukay	....	production assistant
Wendy Grean	....	location manager
Gary Greenspoon	....	production assistant
Allan Hitelman	....	financial consultant
Douglas Leopold	....	unit publicist
Harriet Lipson-Coulombe	....	publicity assistant
Jacques Pinard	....	production assistant
Elaine Yarish	....	script girl

Production Companies

• Astral Bellevue Pathé
• Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC)
• Famous Players Film Company
• Films RSL
• T.S.M. Investments Limited

Distributors

• E1 Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• AVCO Embassy Pictures (1979) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1981) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Bros. (1979) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Astral Films (Canada)
• Magnetic Video (????) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Canada:16+ (Québec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Astral Bellevue Pathé

Trivia:

This was the very first movie screened by the Toronto Film Festival (now the Toronto International Film Festival).

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hollywood North (2003)

Soundtrack:

Bon Voyage Mes Amours

Enjoyable soft core porno flick

I caught this playing constantly on cable TV late at night back in the early 80s. Not much of a plot. It's just about hunky Tom Berenger (who was only 29 when he made this) seducing one older woman after another. That's all it is--nothing else...but not bad for what it is.

The woman themselves are all very beautiful, have nice bodies and (surprisingly) are good actresses--Karen Black and Helen Shaver especially. The only disappointment in the film was there were next to no full frontal nude shots of Berenger. The women show everything but not him and--let's face it--back then he WAS very handsome and had a great body. There are only flashes of his "best parts" and (for some reason) even THOSE were clumsily edited out the last time I saw the pic (in the mid 80s)! If you're gonna do a soft core pic let's see everything.

That aside it was a light, enjoyable sex film--nothing more. I give it a 7.