Sex, Lies & Love Bites: The Agony Aunt Story
2015 · 58 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 13 VOTES · DIR. Eleanor Scoones
Overview
Sex, Lies and Love Bites The Agony Aunt Story, presented by psychotherapist and agony aunt Philippa Perry, is a witty and revealing look at the problem page's enduring appeal. In the documentary Philippa picks her way through three centuries of advice on broken hearts, cheating partners and adolescent angst to uncover a fascinating portrait of our social history.
Dialogue Timeline — 990 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:02 'I'm Philippa Perry.
00:02:40 Well, Denise certainly puts it into words.
00:05:19 And underneath them, what's this lot supposed to represent?
00:07:40 'In the 18th century, there was an explosion in printing
00:09:56 Do you think being a man makes any difference to being an agony aunt?
00:13:04 and when she saw her again her daughter had been tight-laced
00:15:16 and it essentially moves on to a very
00:17:30 about what shampoo was the best to use and how to cook a salmon.
00:20:39 'In the two decades after the end of the First World War
00:23:00 "For two years I have been friendly with a girl who is always
00:25:43 integral to a good relationship is a very modern one.
00:28:38 "After the baby-sitter had left, I saw that my husband had
00:30:54 "of time and thought
00:33:06 No, I wouldn't dream of it.
00:35:24 and she wasn't allowed to say the word "bottom" in her column
00:38:18 Claire doesn't just give reassurance, she's really angry
00:40:39 and other times you would get their whole life story
00:42:45 a letter from a boy who was afraid he didn't measure up
00:45:13 You know, and I'd be there, sort of, "I don't know where your G-spot is".
00:47:29 that certainly if you didn't have simultaneous orgasms, you and your
00:50:16 to them at this glamorous London office, actually they did all
00:52:39 "I know I'm only 16 and they say I'm too young."
00:54:51 - And her knitting patterns. - And her knitting patterns!
00:57:35 "I don't understand. Is Jamie a woman?"
Cast & Characters
Philippa Perry
Self - Presenter
Gayle Anderson
Self - Cathy & Claire, 1981-1982
Helen Berry
Self - Newcastle University
Laura Collins
Self - Creator, The Sun Photo Casebook
Virginia Ironside
Self - Agony Aunt, Woman magazine, 1978-1988
Tanya Kirk
Self - Curator, British LIbrary
Sandy Monks
Self - Cathy & Claire, 1974-1976
Graham Norton
Self - Agony Uncle, The Daily Telegraph
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed990
Dialogue density17.1 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line00:57:35
Production Record
DirectorEleanor Scoones
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes13