'Avec-Avec'...aka "Duffy" is one of the lost films of the late 20th century ..for some reason this film has been shunned by the consumer worlds of VHS and DVD...and now Netflix.... but make no mistake it is a tight cool, heist flick with subtle twists that make it worth tracking down...take a trip back to the late '60s and enjoy the essence of what film making should be all about....escapism.....why was the film shunned?? my guess is because of the sexuality of it...the female lead is deep, evocative and sleeps with both the son....and the father... the jazzy soundtrack, the cinematography..and the classy style of all the actors will make you reach for that Bombay Gin...;-D

We thought it would be cool to see this vintage 60's film. It wasn't. It was instead, painful to watch. The dialog is dull, it is clichéd, silly, poorly executed, unintelligent. It was almost like watching a skit on Love American Style. Suzannah York's character was possibly supposed to be a love able 60's perky blond perhaps like Goldie Hawn. Instead she seems dumb, selfish and a sad case. On the bright side the sets and props are cool. There are some beautiful shots but aside from that, I can't imagine how this could be anyones favorite film.

This is likable enough, well shot and colourful with some super groovy dialogue, thanks to Donald Cammell but I didn't feel this was wholly successful. James' Fox and Mason are great, not so sure about Coburn and Alderton tries just a little too hard and ends up helping to make some of the scenes more silly than I would have liked. Susannah York looks as lovely as she ever has but she doesn't convince me that she is as interested in the guys as she makes out and I feel there are dozens of girls, who in 1968, would have made a better job of the role. Apparently filmed in and around Almeria with the 'Tangiers' scenes actually the old streets of the Spanish town, more famous, of course for its connections with spaghetti westerns. I love the films of the time, that this should have been more like and my own favourites can be found in my 'Acid Erotica' list on 'Letterboxd'.

Right from the beginning in swinging London this film epitomizes the coolness of the sixties. Excellent performances by James to the power 3: Coburn, Fox and Mason. Especially Coburn appears to be not acting at all in his tailor-made dropout role, he is just being his natural self. The atmosphere, the images, the music and the plot each contribute to the overwhelmingly positive feeling this picture leaves me with every time I see it. Why can't they make movies like this anymore (sigh, sob)? Another thing that strikes me about this film is that there is no other film (at least that I know of) which bears only the faintest resemblance to this flick. It stands out, on its own. Incredibly, it is available neither on video nor on DVD. Please help, Mr. Duffy-owner!