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 Rated 5 out of 5!
1970’’s eroticism with style
This movie could easily have been done differently. Radley Metzgar made movies that were very high on style and settings and generally of a softer erotic nature. More high on tease than delivery. He went on to make some of perhaps the best hard core movies of the 1970’’s under the name of Harry Paris. This is not one of the hard core movies, but is certainly more explicit than his usual European soft core movies. Start out by reading the insert that gives background in the making and marketing of this movie, as it will put in into the context of the time it was filmed. This DVD also comes with a parental lock feature, and if there are young people that could see this movie, this would be important. The role of Anne is listed as Mary Mendum, although the IMDB indicates that is a non-de-plume. Regardless, she is a stunning model of great beauty even if the role is not Oscar material. This movie is sensuous and erotic, and highly charged. Some might think it too slow or not enough action. But, this movie is about exciting the senses, not the spirit. The S&M scene in the Gothic chamber is high on sounds and visuals and even over-acting, rather than explict beatings and that is a positive. The print is from the original 35mm print, and is very good quality. The male narration may become annoying but then harken back to the background insert which touches on that issue.
This movie would probably not get a NC-17 rating, but it certainly is a very strong R rating. Rated 3 out of 5
Fast forward review
This wierd little thing has features of mainstream and sex loop flicks, including two NPS-X rated feed the babe scenes, and two babe as sprinkler scenes. There’’s also an update on Mr. Bean’’s how to hide food scene, and some other assorted nastiness. Unlike a loop it has a soundtrack, but it’’s hideous, so that doesn’’t really matter. And the picture quality is better than, say, an HOM or Nuwest loop, but there’’s some "plot" to plow through as an offset, kind of a draw there.For sex sleaze fans, we got two or three whipping scenes, but it’’s all reaction shots with a few fakey after effects that don’’t match the apparent violence at all. In spite of all the nudity and the general sleaze atmosphere, there’’s really not much here. So, I guess three stars, one for all the whipping scenes, given their relative weakness, one for the assorted nastiness, and I guess one more for having such a cute slave babe and for the percentage of nudity to total running length (NTRL) factor. - Rated 3 out of 5
"Sucks" You In
As reported elsewhere an important element to be added to any collection of Euro-Erotica from the 1970’’s; although somewhat stale now. The photography and tempo are excellent and well suited to the rather thin storyline. The film begins softly and draws you slowly down into the obvious futility of the situation along with the actors. The climax is startling and very well performed, the ending, well...a let down. I found the narration (voice) of the mail lead a little bothersome and the script as well at times. Perhaps do to the translation from? French, I assume?Otherwise, another well made film from that time period and genre.
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