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Sweet Substitute, retitled Caressed in the United States, is a Canadian drama film, directed by Larry Kent and released in 1964. The film centres on Tom (Bob Howay), a high school student whose efforts to secure an academic scholarship to university are complicated by his sexual compulsions.
A stylistically brash and sexually frank drama, Sweet Substitute is a seminal independent feature of the early sixties. The second feature from Vancouver director Larry Kent, it was financed by the receipts from his controversial first film, The Bitter Ash (1963).
Caressed (1964) - IMDb. Cast & crew. User reviews. IMDbPro. All topics. Caressed. Original title: Sweet Substitute. 1964. R. 1h 21m. IMDb RATING. 7.3 /10. 38. YOUR RATING. Rate. Drama. Tom is a working-class student in his last year at high school, and hopes to win a scholarship to the university.
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Sweet Substitute, retitled Caressed in the United States, is a Canadian drama film, directed by Larry Kent and released in 1964.
Like The Bitter Ash, Sweet Substitute turned heads and raised eyebrows for being “ stylistically brash and sexually frank” (Take One). Tom (Robert Howay), a libidinous high-school senior about to enter university, is torn between two women: attractive but conventional Elaine (Angela Gann), who won’t have sex outside marriage, and less ...
Aug 3, 2023 · The difficult adolescence of a boy with exuberant sexuality in a puritanical society. On its release, the title of Kent's second Vancouver feature was changed to Caressed. Larry Kent a devout film buff and scholar, made the transition from stage to screen in the early 1960s.
Angela Gann Cast. Lanny Beckman Cast. Critics reviews. Tom is a working-class student in his last year at high school, and hopes to win a scholarship to the university. He and his friend Bill are obsessed with watching women, and blame their lack of success in seducing them on not having a car.
