Joe Dallesandro
plays Sigi, a man lost in an erotic haze which is severely clouding his
judgment. Even though he clearly has a physically passionate relationship
with his wife Antonin, Sigi also has a wandering eye, facilitated by the
opportunity of constant travel. While on a business trip to Paris, Sigi
falls under the lustful spell of a beautiful prostitute (Sylvia Kristel)
who resembles his wife. Things become complicated when her pimp becomes
jealous and severely beats Sigi. Then the bottom falls out of his life
after getting news that his wife and son have died in an accident.
In her
autobiographical book Oui, Sylvia Kristal says that her role of
Diana in this film was her favorite and - in her opinion - her best. She
appeared in 59 other films before her death from cancer in October 2012
at age 60.
Polish-born
filmmaker Walerian Borowczyk (best known for THE
BEAST and CEREMONIE
D'AMOUR) began his film career as a movie poster art-designer
and then started making short animated films in the late 1950s. He relocated
to France in the early '60s where he gained a reputation as a leading
animator before switching to live-action motion pictures which became
increasingly more and more controversial due to their explicitly erotic
and sensational content. Mr Borowczyk died from congestive heart failure
in February 2006 at age 82.
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A French
film with English subtitles; widescreen format (16:9), totally uncut version
(90 minutes), DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT. Extras include
trailers.
Violence/Male
and Female Nudity/Sexual Brutality/Drugs/Prostitution
for Adult Audiences
