Amor y Sexo (1964)

Men and women have been confusing love and sex since Adam’s attempted one-night fling with Eve turned into a template for gender confusion that will last all eternity. Spanish director Luis Alcoriza takes a theme of biblical proportion in his black-and-white Amor y Sexo (1964) and presents the relationship dysfunctions in a highly individual and personal perspective that is all the more universal for being specific to a couple of hard-headed, hot-hearted Latin lovers. Featuring full breast exposure that was racy for the era of its release, the make out sequences of Amor y Sexo sizzle with the snap and pop of any big-screen romance of today, and its themes are as pertinent and pointed as the day of their release.