Red Shoe Diaries 13: Four on the Floor (1996) (V)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Directors:

Rafael Eisenman
Zalman King

Writers:

Nelly Alard (segment)
Richard Baskin (teleplay) (episode)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Two couples spend a steamy night in a vacant house, a psychiatrist prescribes sexual healing for a patient and a musician rocks a dancer's world. |

Plot Keywords:

Musician | Psychiatrist | Dancer | Couple | Erotica

Cast

Denise Crosby	...	The Psychiatrist ("The Psychiatrist")
Georges Corraface	...	The Man (segment "The Psychiatrist")
Demetra Hampton	...	Linda (segment "The Psychiatrist")
Natasha Cashman	...	Madame Duflot (segment "The Psychiatrist")
Paco Reconti	...	Young Man (segment "The Psychiatrist")
Manoëlle Gaillard	...	Woman on Train (segment "The Psychiatrist")
Laurent Le Doyen	...	Man on Train (segment "The Psychiatrist")
Richard Magaldi	...	Barman (segment "The Psychiatrist")
Christopher Atkins	...	(segment "Four on the Floor")
Jsu Garcia	...	(segment "Four on the Floor") (as Nick Corri)
Dominique Abel	...	(segment "Four on the Floor")
Rachel Palmieri	...	(segment "Four on the Floor")
Freedom Williams	...	(segment "Emily's Dance")
Mari Morrow	...	(segment "Emily's Dance") (as Mary Morrow)
Kent King	...	Emily (segment "Emily's Dance") (as Kent Masters-King)

Runtime:

UK:82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:Unrated

Movie Connections:

Follows Red Shoe Diaries 4: Auto Erotica (1994) (V)

4 or more on the floor

Segment: "The Psychiatrist." Linda, the client played by Demetra Hampton (Valentina [1988]), picks up men on trains and in hotel bars and accepts money for various active and passive sex acts but contends that it's the psychiatrist with the problem. Linda asserts, "You sit there in your big chair and listen but you feel nothing." The "Psychiatrist" (Denise Crosby) writes to Red Shoes lamenting, "Whom does he psychiatrist talk to?" (Actually, the role looks more like that of a psychologist, because she seems to rely on logo therapy rather than drugs.) The Psychiatrist goes to the hotel bar and hooks up with the same man (Georges Corraface) replicating the experience of Linda. On "The Man's" prompts, she progressively removes items of her clothing, accepting various amounts of money for each garment. But eventually she turns the tables on him by demanding that he touch her. Has she gotten in over her head or can she manage a real relationship with him? Segment: "Four on the Floor." An old movie featuring two couples who engage in group sex while on a vacation far from home serves as the inspiration for the story. The Red Shoes correspondent (Rachel Palmieri, I think) reports having seen the movie during a break from final exams preparations at college. Later, when she and her lover are involved in a car accident while on a double date with their best friends, they have to take shelter from the rain in an old abandoned building. Of course, they must all remove their rain-soaked clothing and huddle together to keep warm. Is history (as told in the movie) about to repeat itself? Segment: "Emily's Dance." Emily (Kent Masters King) is an aspiring dancer. Her technique is excellent and the film makers like her looks, but she can't let herself "get into" her performance. She gets a tryout on a project directed by Zalman King (Himself), who is assisted by Ashley Lowengrub (Herself) and which is choreographed by Tony Ciulla (Himself). Freedom Williams is the lead male dancer who also coughs up the rap stuff in the background. He sees her talent and tries to push her over the line where she will finally be free to express herself through her dance. Will he succeed or just break her spirit?