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''Camping Cosmos'' is the second comedy in the film Trilogy ''The Sexual Life of the Belgians '' The Sexual Life of the Belgians (of which ''La vie sexuelle des Belges 1950-78'' is the first part), starring Claude Semal Claude Semal, , football, beer and frites''. It is an unconventional and non-conformist story of the Sexual habits of Belgians . '' Cosmos '' refers to the eternity of heaven in full contrast with this little Campsite where so many people live together with their problems and limited view of the world. It also refers to the Russian Cosmonauts ( National Anthem Of The Soviet Union ) who explored space, but who as Communists did not believe in an afterworld. And last, the name of this '' Campsite Cosmos '' is referring to the sky without limit above the heads of its residents. PLOT ) and Mister Vandeputte, owners of Camping Cosmos.]] We see Belgians on holiday in a Caravan Park at the beach in the year 1986 with the first warnings of AIDS . The aim of the Campsite Entertainer is to bring Culture to the common people but they are not interested when the play of Bertolt Brecht '' Mother Courage And Her Children '' is shown. Then he launches a Beauty Contest , a song contest and a Boxing Match between the challenger of Cassius Clay and the former European champion. The story goes in a fast tempo because the Film Editor was handling the first digital equipment at that time (so called ''clip-generation''). The first kiss, the first sex goes very rapidly and the camera is harassing the secret life of the habitants. We are watching every action of them, just like in Big Brother (TV Series) . COMMENTS ''Camping Cosmos'' is a ?) and having her first Orgasm with the comic strip '' Tintin In The Congo '', is focused on as a central figure, but the movie treats all characters with the same interest (in this movie Lolo Ferrari has the looks of Brigitte Bardot ). ''Camping Cosmos'' has a correct balance between an astonishing script and the development of the psychology of the different caravan ( Travel Trailer ) owners. PHILOSOPHY The influence of and Jan Decleir as a homosexual couple are really funny. Noël Godin as the eternal '' Pieing -pope'' plays a convincing Pierre Mertens . The Protest of the younger generation (Eve and her boyfriend, Antje de Boeck, Ulrique the Terrorist ) refers to ''The Revolution of Everyday Life'' and the Epicureanism of the elder to ''The Book of Pleasures'', Vaneigem both by Raoul Vaneigem . The citations of Louis Scutenaire and the '' Détournement publicitaire'' refer to Surrealism ( Marcel Mariën ). Miss Vandeputte reads ''Function of the Orgasm '' by Wilhelm Reich . SURREALISM The movie is a rare , Homosexuality , Masturbation , Rape , Sado-masochism , sex with dogs and dolls, Prostitution . The illusion is created that it is all far away and not related to us. The only artist never speaks (=the Autistic painter). PEOPLE ON HOLIDAY There is also the idea that common people on holiday do not care about what is happening in the ", La Louvière , Borinage etc...). EXTERNAL LINKS Wikipedia French 1.'' The Sexual Life of the Belgians '' 2. Claude Semal 3.'' Traité du savoir-vivre à l'usage des jeunes générations '' and '' Le livre du plaisir '' External (Claude Semal) and Jennifer at the Song Contest.]]
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