Sandstone
This very 70’s, home movie like documentary
chronicles the goings on at the Sandstone Retreat,
a 15 acre estate in the Santa Monica Mountains.
Sandstone was a clothing optional, open sexuality
resort that was written about in the Joy of Sex.
Many of the residents partook in the swinger’s
lifestyle, while some just enjoyed the freedom of
the nudist environment, and this documentary shows
both sects of people living with the resort in full
harmony. One of the more memorable residents of
Sandstone is the traveling gynecologist who has
a mobile examination table set up inside his van,
complete with mirrors so the patient can watch what
he’s doing! Then there is the young couple
whom we follow from their arrival, to their sampling
of the recreation, to the man’s decision to
withdraw, only to discover that his wife has been
more popular than he is, and scored more often.
What follows is an argument, as he tries to force
her to leave, she has become quite comfortable and
doesn’t want to talk to him about it at all.
Sandstone has a truly intimate, “as it happens”
feel that makes for great, time capsule viewing.
A truly entertaining and naturalistic documentary
about a long lost place in time.
video source
quality rating: B |
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Sandstone |
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Item
price: $14.99 |
| Color/85
Min./ 1975 |
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