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Group Marriage (15*)

Hidden Figures: Stephanie Rothman

,Cinema 3
Two couples lie in bed together.

Rothman’s film unfolds like a proto queer text, as polyamory, gay life and alternative, collective utopian living are delightfully explored in her first fully-fledged comedy.

It’s 1972. Imagine going to a drive-in to catch the latest exploitation movie with promises of sex and nudity (the clue is in the title), but instead you discover a goofy comedy with very little sex. Rothman’s magic trick is to offer a breezy farce about what women and men want from their lovers, work and lives.

Young LA couple Chris (Aimée Eclles) and Sander (Solomon Sturges) want an open relationship but when their twosome becomes a sixsome, and the group decide to legalise their relationship in a ‘group marriage’, they attract media attention which brings trouble, prejudice and a run up against the law.

This screening will be a UK premiere of a new restoration of Group Marriage.  

Tagged with: Cinema Stephanie Rothman

Please note this film contains scenes depicting outdated stereotypes of gay men and instances of homophobic language. 

Courtesy of Vinegar Syndrome

Film information
  • Release year   1972
  • Country   USA
  • Director   Stephanie Rothman
  • Runtime   1 hr 22 min

Cinema 3

Location
Barbican Cinema 1 is located within the main Barbican building on Level -2. Head to Level G and walk towards the Lakeside Terrace where you’ll find stairs and lifts to take you down to the venue floor.   

Address
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