Horse sex, sex on waterfalls, lesbian sex in family, ménage à trois, gay sex, another ménage à trois... almost everybody have sex with everybody! The film begins (and ends) with an extremely conservative text in lettering, what was probably a way to be more easily accepted by still active censorship from military dictatorship. However, the free way sex is represented is not a moralist one. It is strongly representative of sexploitation, for sure, but in the non-violent scenes it seems sympathetic to that lust. Differently from other Pornochanchada (the sexploitation genre of Brazilian cinema in the 70's and 80's) irresponsible films, there is no romanticization of rape here, and those who do that are despicable cowards, the only proper way to see that. Also, there is an open and direct critique to torture and political repression in military dictatorship and affinity with left-wing concerns (possible due the gradual political openness that was advancing slowly in Brasil), although it hapenned together with a sort of compensation, that is advocating for peaceful measures and individual charity. Additionally, the lack of homophobia in the whole narrative (not only for lesbians but also for gay men) is quite impressive, considering the huge prejudice that characterized Brazilian cinema and society in those years. While these elements are to be praised, a hateful one is unforgivably indulged as a minor (and even funny!) feebleness, what would fortunately never be accepted nowadays (I refer to Luccini's plot twist). To resume, it has some acting problems, script is not sophisticated and there is a lot of exploitation (besides the dire narrative for Luccini's criminal behavior), but still the movie is better and deeper than anyone coud imagine by watching its very beginning. Well, I must add that director Victor di Mello had previously directed 'Essa gostosa brincadeira a dois', and would be associate producer of 'Crazy: um dia muito louco' in the following year, two of the best movies from the Pornochanchada genre ever (true cinema, beyond sexploitation). P. S.: Soundtrack includes San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) and The Beatles' Let it be and Yesterday. I am sure composers authorized it (hahaha, that is a joke, obviously).
