Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974) Directed by Val Guest
Comedy
Film Review
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
is the best known and most commercially successful of the British sex
comedies that were made in the 1970s. It was the first of a
series of Confessions films
which provided a welcome boost to the British film industry, which was
then on its knees and already scraping the bottom for all it was
worth. Although mild by today's standards, this saucy mix of
erotica and bedroom farce was awarded an X-rating on account of its
overt sexual references and raunchy sex scenes (all of which are played
for laughs).
The film made a star of Robin Askwith, whose
enthusiastic handling of the comedy nude scenes make up for his limited
talent in both the acting and comedy department. Once
considered highly risqué, the film now appears quite innocent
and is no more offensive than a Benny Hill sketch. The storyline
is virtually non-existent but the torrent of doubles entendres and
porn-flavoured comic situations keep the audience amused and
titilated. Like the contemporaneous Carry On films, the Confessions films illustrate the
sorry state of British cinema in the 1970s, a dismal era when the only
thing that could be relied upon to lure audiences away from TV screens
were tacky sex comedies like this. If you think this is bad, wait
until you see Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977).
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Next Val Guest film: The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
Film Synopsis
When Timothy Lea joined his brother-in-law's window cleaning business
he had pretty unsophisticated ideas over what constituted customer
satisfaction. It turns out that wiping windows clean is the least
of his duties. The most important service he must provide is to
satisfy the needs of his sexually voracious female
clientele. Eager to please, Timothy applies himself body
and soul to the task in hand. But then he has to spoil it all by
falling in love, with a police inspector's daughter...
Cast: Robin Askwith (Timothy Lea),
Anthony Booth (Sidney Noggett),
Sheila White (Rosie Noggett),
Dandy Nichols (Mrs. Lea),
Bill Maynard (Mr. Lea),
Linda Hayden (Elizabeth Radlett),
John Le Mesurier (Inspector Radlett),
Joan Hickson (Mrs. Radlett),
Katya Wyeth (Carole),
Richard Wattis (Carole's Father),
Melissa Stribling (Mrs. Villiers),
Anita Graham (Ingrid),
Sam Kydd (1st Removal Man),
Brian Hall (2nd Removal Man),
Christine Donna (Lil Lamour),
Sue Longhurst (Jacqui),
Olivia Munday (Brenda),
Judy Matheson (Elvie),
Elaine Baillie (Ronnie),
Christopher Owen (Vicar)
Country: UK
Language: English
Support: Color
Runtime: 90 min
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