In a theme reminiscent of the classic Greek comedy Lysistrata by Aristophanes, wives and sweethearts in a Bavarian village agree to withhold sex from their men, as long as the men keep spending time with a new waitress at the inn..
If you have a soft spot for dusty, black-and-white regional comedies where everyone wears lederhosen and screams, then yes, Matrimonial Strike is worth a look. Modern viewers who need fast pacing or actual logic will probably hate this within five minutes. 🍺It is basically a Bavarian spin on the classic Greek play Lys...
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"If you have a soft spot for dusty, black-and-white regional comedies where everyone wears lederhosen and screams, then yes, Matrimonial Strike is worth a look. Modern viewers who need fast pacing or actual logic will probably hate this within five minutes. 🍺It is basically a Bavarian spin on the classic Greek play Lysistrata. The women in a tiny village get fed up because their husbands spend all their time and money staring at the new waitress at the local inn.The premise is so simple it hurts..."
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