original
Italian title: ERO SUO SCHIAVO [I Was His Slave]
also known as DISPOSTA A TUTTO [Ready For Anything]
director:
Giorgio Stegani
starring: Bekim Fehmiu
· Eleonora
Giorgi
· Laura
De Marchi · Barbara Magnolfi
Anna,
a young university student played by Eleanora Giorgi, begins a stormy
relationship with an older married man named Marco [Bekim Fehmiu]. When
they first make love, she reveals masochistic tendencies, so - before
long - their relationship takes a much darker turn, as Marco increasingly
pushes the traditional boundaries between love and abuse.
The
film is an obvious attempt to mimic the success of Last Tango
in Paris (1972), and Berkim Fehmiu does his best Marlon
Brando impression [see pic above and below, right]. But unfortunately
he is not Brando. And - in this role - he often seems more of
a brute than 'complex' character. Berkim was a popular Euro leading-man
(originally from Yugoslavia) who had been cast as the lead in the bigbudget
Hollywood epic version of Harold Robbins' steamy Adventurers
(1970). But the movie's failure at the USA boxoffice hurt Berkim's chances
at International stardom. He returned to Italy for the starring role
in Daniele Pettinari's Knights of the Templar stunner CAGLIOSTRO
followed by this movie. A year later, he positioned his career as a
cinematic villain with the role of the mad Super Bowl bomber Mohammed
Fasil in Black Sunday. Mr Berkim Fehmiu died from a self-inflicted
gunshot, June 2010, at age 74.
Eleanora
Giorgi was a young actress who appeared in mostly [pseudo] classy European
art films (seemingly following the lead of similar Ornella Muti). Her
most famous role was probably in Dario Argento's Inferno,
although genre fans also quick to mention STORY
OF A CLOISTERED NUN and Martine Beswick's KISS
OF DEATH. She is still active today, appearing mostly in Italian
television.
An
Italian film, with optional English subtitles, fully uncut 99 min, widescreen,
DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT; extras include theatrical
trailers.
Nudity,
S&M, Violence, Sexual
Situations
for Mature Audiences
