The ABC of Love and Sex: Australia Style (1978)

 

This Australian faux sex-education film takes each letter of the alphabet to demonstrate a subject related to sex.

The setup is a stop-motion animation sequence where a teacher lectures provides a sex education lesson.

Pretty decent animation - always a refreshing break from today's CGI.

Yeah, considering the ages of the kids in his classroom, this is all pretty inappropriate.  But let the lessons begin...

"A" is for ANATOMY.  Each letter is used for a sex education topic.  Each begins with a chalkboard animation and then a few quick scenes to illustrate the topic.  We won't go through each and every letter as that may get tiresome. 

"C" is for CONTRACEPTION -  "Some people call contraception the tool of the permissive society"

The Pill. (I really enjoyed some of the cheesy visuals in this film.)

The Rhythm Method

"D" is for DREAMS

This actress is Katie Morgan and she appears throughout the film (including the previous "A" for Anatomy). However, no idea who most of the actresses are in this movie.  It was filmed in Australia, but some of the more explicit parts had to be filmed in Sweden.

"E" is for EROTIC 

E is also for erogenous zones (Gillian Seemer)

"F" is for Fun

You gotta love these props.

Fun in the tub.

"G" is for GENITALS

Hilarious.  Check out the attention to detail with that big blue vein on the giant foam dick.  Just wow.

"H" is for HOMOSEXUAL

We meet some real life homosexuals at a party. 

Of course, when it comes to showing homosexual sex, it's the lesbian variety.

"I" is for INNOCENCE (IGNORANCE)

We're introduced to the subject of the sexual double-standard between men and women.

It's explained while a couple have sex by a lake.

"L" is for LOVE

A fairly explicit illustration of the act of love making.

"M" is for MASTURBATION

This actress playing with herself in front of a mirror is Gillian Seemer who was a nurse in the classic Australian horror film Patrick (1978).

"O" is for ORGASM

Actress Marilyn Rodgers who also appeared in Patrick (1978)

This "Orgasm" illustration scene is the film's most explicit.

Unfortunately, I don't know who this actress is.  Probably one of the Swedish cast.

"P" is for PORNOGRAPHY

A fun look at a bunch of pornographic books and magazines.

"R" is for RAPE

A woman returns home and finds a rapist in her apartment.

The rape is briefly shown, but they thankfully don't eroticize this topic.

"T" is for TEMPTATION

"Z" is apparently for DISCO as the two ladies break into a disco number...

I could appreciate the visuals; it really did seem like a 1970s textbook brought to life.  I also enjoyed the stop-motion animation, which shows a certain TLC brought to this picture. However, it definitely doesn't hold up as a film except as a object of nostalgia.

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆5/10