LAST EMOTION (1989) Leonard Man & Valentine Demy thriller
3789DVD
Valentine
Demy in Leonard Mann's Final Film
Original Italian Title: L'ULTIMA
EMOZIONE [The Last Emotion]
director: Ricardo
Sesani
starring Leonard Mann · Valentine Demy · Ricky Bortolotti
· Emy Valentino
Based
on an intelligent yet quirky script by Mario Bianchi (the director of
85+ cult movies including VIOLENT
CITY [Provincia Violenta]), this mega-rare erotic thriller tells
the story of a concert pianist named George Valli who gets trapped in
a dangerous web after mysterious woman Chiara involves him in a murder.
The shear vibrancy of this film is instantly reminiscent of David Lynch's
neo-noir Blue Velvet [which was a big hit in Italy, 1987]. This
movie also shares some of the same trippiness as that film while managing
to whisk the audience into a very dark place despite the beautiful Lombardia
Italy landscape.
Born
Marisa Parra in 1963, she was a bodybuilding model who changed her name
to 'Valentine Demy' [inspired by the erotic comic character VALENTINA
created by Guido Crepax] after being discovered by Joe D'Amato and Mario
Gariazzo in 1988. After her debut film INTRIGUE
OF LOVE she made D'Amato's HOT
VOODOO AFTERNOON. Those productions led her to this project,
a more demanding role, that set the stage for her work with Lorenzo
Onorati (ROSE
BLU LIGHT and FEMME).
Eventually, as she aged, the parts became less desirable. After finding
herself in a relatively inconsequential role for Frank Di Niro's LOLITA
FOREVER, Valentine Demy decided to delve into hardcore porn.
This
would be the final film for Leonard Mann, a popular genre actor who
was known for numerous Spaghetti Westerns (especially, the incredible
VENGEANCE
IS A DISH BEST SERVED COLD) and later such cut hits as Ruggerio
Deodato's CUT
AND RUN [Inferno
in Diretta] and Cesare Ferrario's THE
MONSTER OF FLORENCE. Born Leonardo Manzella (in Albian, NY,
1947) he was discovered during a European vacation in 1969 by Italian
producer Manolo Bolognini and ended up making his home there for the
next decade. Throughout the '80s, Leonard constantly traveled between
Rome and Hollywood (where he got involved in numerous television projects
and the film version of Flowers In the Attic). He retired in
the early '90s and became a teacher in the Los Angeles School System
where he continues to work today.
An
Italian film with English subtitles; fullscreen format, uncut (94 min.),
DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC, playable on any American machine. Extras
include selected theatrical Leonard Mann trailers.
Violence/Nudity/Strong
Sexual Theme/Sexual Brutality
For Adult Audiences
