A sexually carefree young woman named Patricia (Betty
Verges) spends a week in Greece hooking up with random people and getting into
various misadventures. She picks up a
married man at the airport, is nearly raped by two men while hitchhiking, and
watches two lovers have sex in a tent. Just
when Patricia thinks she’s found true love with a guy on a boat, he winds up
breaking her heart.
The Fruit is Ripe is a freewheeling and good natured (for the most part) sex comedy. Although it gets off to a playful and funny start, things get increasingly uneven as the plot meanders along. Not that a plot is something that was absolutely necessary in a skin flick like this. It’s just that the film’s episodic nature tends to get a bit repetitive after a while.
Verges gives a solid performance all things considered. Her willingness to disrobe at the drop of a
hat combined with her fetching screen presence keeps you
watching. (I particularly liked the
scene where she gleefully hopped in the bathtub with a guy she just met.) Sure, there’s a copious amount of nudity to
be found, but the sex scenes themselves are a mixed bag and the whole thing is
a bit too slight to be truly memorable.
As far as German ‘70s sex comedies go, you can certainly do a lot worse.
AKA: Coming of Age.
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