A Change Of Seasons (1980)

A middle aged college professor (Anthony Hopkins) is having an affair with one of his students (Bo Derek). When his wife (Shirley MacLaine) finds out, she begins an affair with a young carpenter (Michael Brandon, LOVERS AND OTHER STRANGERS). The four of them decide to spend a two week vacation at the married couple's country house in Vermont. Complications ensue. Directed by Richard Lang, a director more experienced in television than feature films who replaced Noel Black (PRETTY POISON) who left during filming due to creative differences. This is a pretty unpleasant film. The older couple, especially the husband, are a rather obnoxious and self centered pair. They seem to be exploiting the younger people in some kind of bizarre war of retaliation against each other without regard to the feelings of the youngsters. I did appreciate the ending which didn't go where I expected it to but instead seemed rather brutally (but appropriately) honest. As the young girl, Bo Derek doesn't offer much other than her body which is exploited by several nude scenes (none of the other actors are ever naked). Even Henry Mancini's underscore seems anemic. With Mary Beth Hurt and Edward Winter.