Whilst recently reading up on IMDb's Classic Film board lists of titles that people had chosen for their "best of 1986" movie list,I was intrigued to spot an IMDb member put a near-forgotten 1986 Italian Erotic Thriller on their list of "need to see titles from the year".
Feeling the there was hardly any chance that the film had been brought out on either Video or DVD.I decided to do a quick search on Amazon UK to prove that my instincts were correct,so that I could then put the film down as one which I would have search round for.
To my complete surprise,all of the preconceptions I had made were left destroyed when I discovered that the film had been brought out on a Region 2 DVD completely uncut! Happy that my original expectations had been proved wrong,I decided that it was the perfect time to take outside and see the lady of the night
View on the film:
Despite the opening scene having an enticing,low-lit Film Noir appearance,director /co-writer Piero Schivazappa decides to instead turn the film into a light Erotic Drama featuring some smooth thrilling moments.Whilst Schivazappa goes for some rather "different" 360 digress shots, (including one,which goes from a bed to a life size photo of Charlie Chaplin!) he mostly has the film focus on every single bit of Serena Grandi's exposed skin,with the movie not being able to go five minutes,before going back to obsessively focus on its stunning leading lady.
Although Serena Grandi's charismatic performance is smartly made the center of attention,Fabio Sartor (who later had a role in Mel Gibson's The Passion of The Christ!) gives a good, well balanced performance as Simona's husband Marco,who Sartor impressively keeps on the right side of Ernest without ever becoming a party popper.
For the first 50 minutes of the movie screenwriters Schivazaapa and Galliano Juso mix terrific tongue in cheek dialogue, (with a particular high light being all the men ordering Simona to"keep your eyes open!"during the time that they have their bedroom fun with her)with a huge amount of fantastic voyeuristic thrilling moments which keep your eyes permanently locked on the screen.
As the movie reaches its final 30 minutes, Schivazappa and Galliano weirdly decided to give Simona some moral fiber (boo!) as she starts to think about what she really wants for the future.Whilst this drama approach does allow Simona to be given some extra depth,it sadly feels like an unnatural change of rhythm,as the films terrific voyeuristic side is left to slowly fade into the night.
Feeling the there was hardly any chance that the film had been brought out on either Video or DVD.I decided to do a quick search on Amazon UK to prove that my instincts were correct,so that I could then put the film down as one which I would have search round for.
To my complete surprise,all of the preconceptions I had made were left destroyed when I discovered that the film had been brought out on a Region 2 DVD completely uncut! Happy that my original expectations had been proved wrong,I decided that it was the perfect time to take outside and see the lady of the night
View on the film:
Despite the opening scene having an enticing,low-lit Film Noir appearance,director /co-writer Piero Schivazappa decides to instead turn the film into a light Erotic Drama featuring some smooth thrilling moments.Whilst Schivazappa goes for some rather "different" 360 digress shots, (including one,which goes from a bed to a life size photo of Charlie Chaplin!) he mostly has the film focus on every single bit of Serena Grandi's exposed skin,with the movie not being able to go five minutes,before going back to obsessively focus on its stunning leading lady.
Although Serena Grandi's charismatic performance is smartly made the center of attention,Fabio Sartor (who later had a role in Mel Gibson's The Passion of The Christ!) gives a good, well balanced performance as Simona's husband Marco,who Sartor impressively keeps on the right side of Ernest without ever becoming a party popper.
For the first 50 minutes of the movie screenwriters Schivazaapa and Galliano Juso mix terrific tongue in cheek dialogue, (with a particular high light being all the men ordering Simona to"keep your eyes open!"during the time that they have their bedroom fun with her)with a huge amount of fantastic voyeuristic thrilling moments which keep your eyes permanently locked on the screen.
As the movie reaches its final 30 minutes, Schivazappa and Galliano weirdly decided to give Simona some moral fiber (boo!) as she starts to think about what she really wants for the future.Whilst this drama approach does allow Simona to be given some extra depth,it sadly feels like an unnatural change of rhythm,as the films terrific voyeuristic side is left to slowly fade into the night.