A young man receives someone else's penis in a transplant, and attempts to track down as much as possible about the donor.
Back in 1971 this movie was edgy, controversial stuff, dancing along the very border of what was acceptable (so much so that the word "penis" was not heard during the film. History (or changed times) shows it to be a rather gentle, mildly satirical, somewhat bittersweet comedy/drama with a non-preachy moral centre, and far from as edgy as it thought it was at the time.
Hywel Bennett is excellent as the recipient, the donor's back catalogue of lovely ladies are, indeed, lovely, and Denholm Elliot (as the groundbreaking surgeon) chews scenery with relish. And the Kinks provide an excellent soundtrack, with Lola taking pride of place.
Back in 1971 this movie was edgy, controversial stuff, dancing along the very border of what was acceptable (so much so that the word "penis" was not heard during the film. History (or changed times) shows it to be a rather gentle, mildly satirical, somewhat bittersweet comedy/drama with a non-preachy moral centre, and far from as edgy as it thought it was at the time.
Hywel Bennett is excellent as the recipient, the donor's back catalogue of lovely ladies are, indeed, lovely, and Denholm Elliot (as the groundbreaking surgeon) chews scenery with relish. And the Kinks provide an excellent soundtrack, with Lola taking pride of place.