Intended more for the soft core market than the art house this is nevertheless most intriguing. Possibly a bit too self consciously surreal to actually succeed entirely but it is very strange and whether or not some of the confusion between fantasy/flashback was intended, I found it pretty mesmerising. Whether I found it as hypnotic as the lovely leading lady who would go down on hands and knees and crawl across the room towards a man holding a Hershey bar, I'm not sure! Oh yes, and the film is highly erotic. The SM edge to everything means that the couplings are not the usual predictable, two stokes here, two strokes there etc and I felt there to be a real sense of menace amid the dreamlike scenario played out in, of course, in glorious black and white.
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Enjoyable Sexploitation Picture
Michael_Elliott11 January 2018
Submission (1969)
*** (out of 4)
Jennifer Welles plays the troubled young Vicky who along with her boyfriend begins to seduce a woman who they are paid to take care of. Slowly Vicky begins to lose her mind even more and it takes a turn for the worse when a murder happens.
SUBMISSION is certainly one of the better softcore films from this era and I must admit that it really shocked me. Often times when I watch these movies I'm just hoping for something that holds my attention at least throughout all the nudity and sex scenes. This film is really well-made, which was the first shocker but the other shocking thing is that it actually holds your attention throughout the 73-minute running time.
Director Allen Savage doesn't give us any dialogue until the movie is nearly over and he really does build up a wonderful atmosphere by doing this. The film has a terrific score, a mixture of library tunes, and it also features some nice cinematography and some very good editing. As I said, this is an extremely well-made movie and the director uses this technical style to really build up the atmosphere and in return that helps keep the viewer glued to what's going on.
Welles, supporting a black wig, looks extremely good here so her fans will enjoy that. Her performances isn't the greatest but it certainly contains more meat that you'd typically get with a movie like this. The entire cast suit their roles just fine and this is another major plus. The film has a very weird sexuality that is quite erotic at times and its even a bit racy for a softcore picture. SUBMISSION will certainly appeal to fans of this type of picture.
*** (out of 4)
Jennifer Welles plays the troubled young Vicky who along with her boyfriend begins to seduce a woman who they are paid to take care of. Slowly Vicky begins to lose her mind even more and it takes a turn for the worse when a murder happens.
SUBMISSION is certainly one of the better softcore films from this era and I must admit that it really shocked me. Often times when I watch these movies I'm just hoping for something that holds my attention at least throughout all the nudity and sex scenes. This film is really well-made, which was the first shocker but the other shocking thing is that it actually holds your attention throughout the 73-minute running time.
Director Allen Savage doesn't give us any dialogue until the movie is nearly over and he really does build up a wonderful atmosphere by doing this. The film has a terrific score, a mixture of library tunes, and it also features some nice cinematography and some very good editing. As I said, this is an extremely well-made movie and the director uses this technical style to really build up the atmosphere and in return that helps keep the viewer glued to what's going on.
Welles, supporting a black wig, looks extremely good here so her fans will enjoy that. Her performances isn't the greatest but it certainly contains more meat that you'd typically get with a movie like this. The entire cast suit their roles just fine and this is another major plus. The film has a very weird sexuality that is quite erotic at times and its even a bit racy for a softcore picture. SUBMISSION will certainly appeal to fans of this type of picture.
Offbeat and effective late 60's soft-core outing
Woodyanders30 October 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Rape happy psychotic sleazeball Barry (a nicely slimy portrayal by Gary Judis) keeps his infantile girlfriend Vicki (an endearingly sweet and fragile performance by Joe Sarno soft-core film regular Jennifer Welles) in a pathetic submissive state by giving her toys and feeding her candy bars. But when Barry decides to murder a wealthy lesbian for her money, Vicki discovers that she has a genuine love for the ladies and turns on the creep. Director Allen Savage, who also co-wrote the suitably sordid script with Donald Stanley, relates the arrestingly warped story at a hypnotically gradual pace, does an ace job of crafting a dreamy'n'steamy carnal atmosphere seething with depravity and forbidden desires (the sight of Vicky groveling at Barry's feet for a candy bar is both startling and arousing), and uses a rather disjointed narrative style which gives this picture a slightly surreal vibe. Moreover, the abundant yummy female nudity and sizzling simulated soft-core sex provide a potent erotic charge. Better still, Welles' smoldering and ethereal presence combined with Vicki's disarming childlike personality really keep this picture humming throughout. Fred Murphy's crisp black and white cinematography and the mellow jazz score by 91 are both up to speed. Worth a watch for fans of aberrant 60's adults only fare.
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