A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982)

Set at the turn of the 20th century, an inventor (Woody Allen) and his wife (Mary Steenburgen) host a weekend for a well known philosopher (Jose Ferrer) and his bride to be (Mia Farrow) and a doctor (Tony Roberts) and his nurse (Julie Hagerty). Written and directed by Woody Allen. This bit of romantic whimsy is one of Allen's weaker vehicles. It's not as bad as say WHATEVER WORKS, at least it has some redeeming value. Notably the lovely camera work of Gordon Willis which turns the Pocantico Hills hamlet in Westchester County, New York into a magical forest. The film's trio of lovely comediennes (Farrow, Steenburgen, Hagerty all cut from the same ethereal cloth) is also a plus as they bring a lot to the movie but overall, there's not enough enchantment to over come the film's essential flimsiness. It's only spottily entertaining. When the movie ends, you're still hungry.