''The Princess and the Call Girl '' is a 1984 American

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directed by

Radley Metzger Radley Metzger (January 21, 1929 – March 31, 2017) was an American filmmaker and film distributor, most noted for popular artistic pornographic films, including '' Thérèse and Isabelle'' (1968), '' Camille 2000'' (1969), '' The Lickerish ...

and based on a French story, ''Frontispiece'', by Pierre Serbie, that is similar to

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''.

Plot

Two women, who look alike, one very rich and one very poor, decide to briefly switch roles to see the consequences.

Cast

* Carol Levy as Audrey Swallow/Lucy Darling * Victor Bevine as Steve * Shannah Hall as Diane * Chris Beach as Calvin * Noel Cohen as Andrew * Christina Swing as Vanessa *

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as Stanley * Steve Gadler as Herb

Reception

Film reviewer Gary Morris notes that the star of ''The Princess and the Call Girl'' film, Carol Levy, has some "charming moments". The film, according to another reviewer, is "cheerfully fluffy and consistently erotic ... outside of his Henry Paris titles,

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stands as Metzger's funniest achievement ... a fitting epilogue for the age of sexual freedom; they may not make 'em like this anymore, but as long as these films continue to be appreciated, viewers can relive the experience and have quite a few good, hearty laughs along the way".

Notes

According to one

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, Radley Metzger's films, including those made during the

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(1969–1984), are noted for their "lavish design, witty

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s, and a

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for the unusual

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". Another reviewer noted that his films were "highly artistic — and often cerebral ... and often featured gorgeous

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". Film and audio works by Metzger have been added to the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City.

References

External links

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