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Private Lessons (1980)

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Penned by Dan Greenburg, Private Lessons details the plight of a rich, fifteen-year-old boy (Eric Brown) whose French maid (Sylvia Kristel of the Emmanuelle series) is hired to teach him the finer points of l'amour. A contrived subplot involving a blackmail scheme complicates matters but really only serves as padding between the erotic scenes. In the end, the boy ends up wiser for the wear in more ways than one as he learns all the sordid details. Typical of many early '80s adolescent-oriented T

R, 1 hr. 27 min.

Comedy

Feb 7, 2006

MCA Universal Home Video

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Private Lessons is made for the Clearasil market, pimply and freshly pubescent.

August 30, 2004 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
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A subplot involving blackmail and featuring Hesseman serves as filler between sexual episodes.

August 6, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Teen Oriented Voyeurism rules as the protagonist (Brown) stalks his prey (and her stand-in) armed with cameras, binoculars, and an overtly Oedipal mix of fear and desire.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment

It won't make you laugh, but it will make you feel unclean.

April 28, 2006 Comment
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Rent it for nostalgia value, if you must, but be prepared for a sex comedy with very little sexiness and a complete dearth of comedy.

March 4, 2006 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | Comment
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I saw this movie on TV a long time ago, but I recall not liking it. It wasn't romantic or erotic or funny or anything. I didn't care for it.

September 6, 2010
ajv2688

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A star just for Sylvia Kristel, because the acting and script are awful. The blackmail sub-plot is just stupid beyond belief.

July 6, 2010
DragonEyeMorrison
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