Shotinstunningblackandwhite,withscenesthatcouldbeouttakesfromsomesurrealhaute-couturephotoshoot,PhantomLovemightjustbethemostbeautifulfilmoftheyear.Looksaren’teverything,however,andthisisnohollowaestheticexercise.AswefollowalienatedprotagonistLulu(MarinaShoif)onanimpromptutripintothedarkestre...
EmanuelleAroundtheWorld(Emanuelle-Perchéviolenzaalledonne?),alsoknownasTheDegradationofEmanuelleandEmanuelleVersusViolencetoWomen,isa1977sexploitationfilmbyItaliandirectorJoeD’Amato,starringLauraGemserandGeorgeEastman.ThefilmwasoneofthemostexpensivefilmsevermadeinItalyatthattime,notjustincast...
Nancy,EastofFrance.Summertime.Seekingtoescapehertroublesomefamilyenvironment,Sophie,15,jumpsatthechancetogetthesparekeystoherwealthyfriendJade’shouse.Whileenjoyingthespacioushomeshethoughtdesertedforsummer,shebumpsintoherfriend’solderbrotherStéphane,who,asfatewouldhaveit,wasalsoplanningonstay...