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Our Time (1974) [Re-UP]

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Date: 22 May 2015 11:05:00
Our Time (1974) [Re-UP]

Our Time (1974)
DVD5 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 16:9 | 01:30:20 | 4,18 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: None
Genre: Drama

Director: Peter Hyams
Stars: Pamela Sue Martin, Parker Stevenson, Betsy Slade

Two teenagers are attending a private school for girls in New England in 1955. When they lose their virginity, there are some unexpected and tragic consequences.

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The film was produced by Richard A. Roth, who enjoyed a surprise hit two years before with another period story of adolescent sex. Summer of '42 is now almost unwatchable, a noxiously false "nostalgic" look at a boy who loses his virginity to the gorgeous young wife (Jennifer O'Neill) of a soldier fighting overseas. The 'sensitive' soft-focus cinematography goes flat when we realize that the movie is exploiting a puerile male sex fantasy – we just want to see O'Neill take her clothes off. Our Time is both more legit and less commercial of a proposition. The PG rating means no nudity or explicit sexual descriptions to exploit. When something funny happens, it's always a matter of character. The humorously determined Abby and Michael can't help but look ridiculously guilty when sneaking past the hotel clerk, and Abby climbs into bed wearing a plain cotton top under her carefully chosen "alluring" nightgown. Luckily for her, the practical Michael is prepared, having at least considered the issue of contraception.

Our Time (1974) [Re-UP]

Muffy's disasters never let up; the innocent and unprepared are always the ones to suffer. She goes into her first sexual encounter half in a rage, in an emotional state where she can't possibly have a good experience, let alone enjoy herself or find any understanding. Muffy isn't even seduced. Self-willed psychological pressure turns what is supposed to be a triumph into an auto-defeat, another setback for a girl who already sees herself as a chronic loser. Muffy could probably be the popular person she wants to be if only she could manage a better self-image. It's about this time that we realize how beautiful and deserving a person she is, and that the gawky Malcom is a perceptive fellow to be in love with her. If only he had the self-possession necessary to throw on the brakes, rather than follow Muffy in her weakest hour.

Our Time (1974) [Re-UP]

If only … Our Time recognizes that pre- media savvy kids raised in sheltered confusion are going to make awful mistakes, like thinking that it's impossible to become pregnant "the first time". Even the naturally graceful Jenny of An Education has some glaring gaps in her knowledge; it's just lucky that she's so protective about her sex life. From this point on Our Time gives a very straight account, without exaggeration or undue emotional fireworks, of what it might be like to seek an abortion in the relatively puritan America of 1955. An honest doctor has no advice but for Muffy to take the problem home to her parents, an alternative Muffy is determined to avoid. He is sympathetic, but he abandons her just the same. Michael's 'highly recommended' plan looks at first like a horrible scam that involves both girls driving off with an unsavory stranger who demands full payment up front. And just as things seem hopeless, Muffy is delivered into the hands of a fellow who calls himself a medical student, who has a clean room set up and seems to know what he's doing. The relief is heavenly, until…

Our Time (1974) [Re-UP]

I remember seeing Our Time on cable TV probably a year after its near-invisible theatrical release, and promptly forgot its generic title. I remembered thinking it was pro- Women's Choice and pro- Roe vs. Wade, but I was wrong. Our Time remains especially relevant because it sticks to the facts of a particularized case without making wider claims to the full truth of the matter. Things like this happened back in the 50s with more frequency than we'd like to admit. Coop up all those girls away from boys in that petrified school, and some of them will behave like POW's bent on escape. Unless you put them in physical chains, some young people are going to get together in any way they can. Even then they'll find a way.

Our Time (1974) [Re-UP]

The teachers of Penfield wouldn't dream of informing their pupils about the simple facts of life – the scandal would force them to close their doors. When a girl is clearly agonizing in her bed, the school nurse thinks nothing of it – until she pulls back a blanket and sees that her patient has already lost half the blood in her body. 1955 seems to be a perilous year for an adventurous, curious and yes, foolhardy girl to be growing up. And these are upscale kids, not anti-social burnouts from miserable neighborhoods.

Our Time (1974) [Re-UP]

The film presents an even better lesson about the awful perils of back-alley abortions. The 'medical student' has a great bedside manner, yet when the procedure is done he looks almost as wiped out a Muffy, with sweat dripping from his face. It doesn't augur well, to say the least. From our perspective it's easy to watch Muffy, Malcom, Abby and Michael making all these bad decisions, and to simply remark how stupid and ignorant they are. Any social worker can tell you that plenty of tragedies like this still happen all the time. Along with kids purposely getting pregnant for crazy reasons I can't fathom, pathetic youngsters continue to make the same old mistakes, too.

Our Time (1974) [Re-UP]

Our Time is acted by an ensemble that continued to fairly visible careers. Ex- model Pamela Sue Martin began in Buzz Kulik's To Find a Man, playing, of all things, an unwed mother who has an abortion. After a showy role in The Poseidon Adventure she got more attention in Buster & Billie and moved on to star billing in The Lady in Red. Martin's fan base concentrates on her TV work in the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew series, and a memorable role in Dynasty. Both Parker Stevenson and George O'Hanlon Jr. were part of the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew series as well, an unusual coincidence. Betsy Slade is an accomplished stage actress whose film career seemingly did not continue much further, which is a bad break for us. I've read contemporary reviews that don't like her performance, which to me seems crazy. Muffy is as tough a character to play as one can imagine for a young woman, and Slade pulls it off beautifully.

Our Time (1974) [Re-UP]

Actor Robert Walden adds to his gallery of offbeat performances with his role as the abortionist, who may or may not know what he's doing. We don't like the way the guy toys with his tools, as if he hasn't worked with them before. The scene has a strange, unreal quality, as Muffy seems more relaxed and content than at any other time in the show: she's finally taken a strong personal step, and her problems finally seem to be working out.

Our Time (1974) [Re-UP]

Director Peter Hyams went on to a number of higher profile pictures but this remains my favorite of his. He gets some really superior performances on film, even if his style is almost consistently flat. About the only visuals that can be commented on are a couple of long tracking masters in the school chapel, and they seem like technical exercises. Hyams' main distinguishing aspect is that he served as cinematographer on a number of his movies, starting with 1984's 2010: The Year We Make Contact.
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