POPPEA a Prostitute in Service Femi Benussi Alfonso Brescia
3546DVD
Femi
Benussi is Poppea in rare Alfonso Brescia film
Original
Italian Title: POPPEA
UNA PROSTITUTE AL SERVIZIO DELL'IMPERO [Poppea: A Prostitute In Service to the Emperor]]
director: Alfonso Brescia
starring: Femi Benussi ˇ Don Backy ˇ Peter Landers ˇ
Linda Sini ˇ Eva Czemerys ˇ Vittorio Capriolli
Ottone and Savio
are two likable scamps who work hard at keeping each other out of trouble
with the Roman Centurions while scraping together food, drink and various
scams. Emperor Nero's wife, the beautiful Poppea, takes an interest in
Ottone (due mostly to his enormous penis) and eventually convinces her
husband to bring the two into the palace. Meanwhile, Nero, a self-obsessed
artist, becomes fascinated with fire and decides to cleanse Rome by sparking
his own grand inferno while creating a historic masterpieces.
Italian cult direction
Alfonso Brescia (best known for BATTLE
OF AMAZONS, MURDER
IN A BLUE LIGHT and BEAST
IN SPACE) directed this minor masterpiece shortly after Femi Benussi
became super popular with her role in THE
EROTIC NIGHTS OF POPPEA. Ms Benussi went on to become of the Cult
Cinema's grandest starlets, appearing in 80+ movies, but best known for
THE
BLOODSUCKER LEADS THE DANCE and TARZANA.
She retired in 1983 at age 40. Filmmaker Alfonso Brescia directed
50+ movies between 1964-1994 [usually under his Al Bradley pseudonym].
His breakout film, in early 1972, was NUDE
GIRL FOUND DEAD IN THE PARK. Mr Brescia died from heart failure at
age 71 in June of 2001.
An
Italian film with English subtitles; widescreen format (16:9), uncut (89
minutes), DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT; extras include
selected theatrical trailers.
Nudity/Violence/Sexual
Situations/Sexual Fetish Behavior
recommended for Mature Audiences
