PORNO: EXTREME MEASURES (1982) Manuel Esteba X rarity
4786DVD
original Spanish title PORNO: SITUACION LIMITE
["Situación Límite" is a colloquial Spanish
term that best translates as an "unusual situation."
It is based on the philosophical writings of Karl Jasper, where it is
described as:
"an unusual situation that cannot be solved by usual measures"]
Whew!
Can a movie be any sleazier?! The story
deals with a Mafia organization that attempts to compromise a group
of influential businessmen and politicians by capturing them [and thus,
blackmailing them] at a seedy hotel during a series of sexual indescritions.
Despite
the title (and rather explicit visuals), this is NOT
a porno film. Rather, "Porno" is the name of the photographer
who works for the mob. He is one of a group - along with other vicious
brutes ranging from a killer heroin addict to a delussional ex-cop -
recruited by the Mafia to storm the hotel. The whole thing is one exploitive
sex shock after another plus tense action scenes and quite a few grizzly
murders.
Manuel
Esteba is a filmmaker who made his most important movies after the death
of Emperor Franco. With the passing of that dictator, Spain relaxed
its censorship laws and directors like Esteba flourished. He is probably
best known for VICIOUS
AND NUDE and SEXO
SANGRIENTO. Some sources insist he also made hardcore movies
[eg., ORGIA
SADICA] under the name J. White (officially credited to Joaquín
Blanco, an actor who plays Alegandro Gallego here). This is Esteba's
most controversial, certainly his sleaziest, and one of his rarest movies.
It would also be one of his last. Mr Esteba moved to TV work in the
'90s, helming a long-running reality series called Un Jardinero
en tu Casa (A Gardener in the House). He died at age 68 in February
2010.
Both
actresses Raquel Evans and Carla Dey (aka Carmen Serret) also starred
together in BACANELES
ROMANAS.
A Spanish
film with optional ON/OFF English subtitles; widescreen, 86 minutes;
DVD encoded for WORLD FORMAT NTSC, playable on any American machine.
Extras include original trailer
Excessive
Nudity/Strong Sexual Themes/Graphic Violence/Drugs/Sexual Brutality
For Adult Audiences
