DAGMAR'S HOT PANTS (1971) (aka Dagmars Heta Trosor, Dagmar's Hot Pants, Inc., Dagmar &Co)
Review: It’s Dagmar’s last day as a call girl, and she’s got a busy day ahead of her. With marriage proposals to avoid, an apartment to lease, virgins to deflower, and last minute clients to meet, it’s a wonder that a girl can get everything done. However, Dagmar’s a girl who can do it all, and she’s just got one more day to do it. While Diana Kjær’s Dagmar never dons the titular hot pants (she’s more often doffing her clothing), she turns in a powerhouse performance in a role that could have been nothing more than the “hooker with a heart of gold.” Instead, Dagmar comes off as a rather endearing girl who just happens to be a member of the world’s oldest profession. Dagmar is at once funny, sexy, cute, and smart as a whip. She’s a great character in a truly enjoyable film. When it comes to foreign sex comedies, sometimes much that gets lost in the translation, but thankfully, there are no problems like that getting between you and Dagmar’s Hot Pants. Director Vernon Becker’s previous credit had been a documentary on the legendary Buster Keaton, and the silent film influence is on full display. It is especially well used in a scene where Dagmar’s client, a conductor, has a liaison with her to the tune of the William Tell Overture. Thankfully, Dagmar’s Hot Pants has more to offer than that, the verbal humor is just as punchy, and I found very few of the jokes to be dated. Of all the sex comedies I’ve seen, Dagmar’s Hot Pants has rocketed to the number one spot in my book. So check it out and spend the day with Dagmar. You won’t be sorry you did. Fullscreen, in English, no subtitles. Quality B
Directed by: Vernon P. Becker
Starring: Diana Kjær, Robert Strauss, and Ole Søltoft
