Schoolgirl Report
Volume 3
Impulse Pictures
R1 DVD
German
with English subtitles
This
blatant piece of sexploitation is rather dated now, but in its time it was part
of the wave of foreign films that loosened up the suppression of films that was
done in the name of morality. This was particularly strong in the United
States. Films like this would normally have been banned but since they
purported to have an educational purpose – the film is subtitled “What Parents
Find Unthinkable” -
they managed to slip past the censors. They didn’t fool anyone,
though. Although there was no sex as such, they had lots of teenage tits and
bums and that’s what audiences wanted to see. As a result they were usually
shown in the grindhouse theatres or in late-night sessions at the local
drive-in.
Schoolgirl
Report’s format is based around a series of interviews with “typical”
sex-obsessed teenage schoolgirls. Each time a subject is raised a suitably
educational reenactment is shown. Then there may be
more interviews asking parents what they think about it. The re-enactments are
fairly harmless, including such lewd subjects as skinnydipping,
underage sex, sex with older men, and so on. Just so
we know this is serious, we also get school rape, sex with teachers, and a
gunpoint rape scene that shows the consequences of staying out late at night.
“Once
again a schoolgirl has been victimized” the voiceover says in a ponderous
tone. “ Once again we’re asking whose fault it is. But
this time we provide an answer. …There’s a reasonable law to protect minors in
public but the observance of this law relies on supervision – parental
supervision – your supervision. Here, you share the blame. “ OK, that should satisfy the censors.
The
film finishes on a hopeful note of two young lovers who run foul
of the girl’s rich father. They run away and finish up in bed together
(naturally) and plan to take poison together (didn’t Shakespeare do something
like this story?) but in the end they decide that their love can conquer all.
Ah, lovely.
One
thing that has aged well is the looks of the girls themselves. They have a fresh
natural look that is so much at contrast with current ideas of film beauty that
is all Botox and silicone. They must have been very poor, though, because none
of them can afford a bra. We see this proven time after time. The miniskirts
still look OK, too, although the young men in their flares and long hair really
do set the vintage of the film.
Despite
the disjointed plots and the thinly disguised titillation these films were well
acted and produced. They were quite unashamed about giving the audience what
they wanted and went a long way towards loosening the grip of the do-gooders on
our morals.
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