Product Details

• Actors: Laura Betti, Massimo Girotti, Philippe Lemaire, Michele Placido, Simonetta Stefanelli
• Directors: Walerian Borowczyk
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Severin Films
• DVD Release Date: November 23, 2009
• Run Time: 97 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B002LFPAOS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #97,888 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Art of Love" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not his best, but worth watching, May 17, 2010

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A. Salas "fennis2000" (Brooklyn, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Art of Love (DVD)

As a Borowczyk fan, I must say I enjoy The Art Of Love, although it may not be his best film. An ambitious ode to poet Ovid, one gets the feeling a larger budget would have been needed to get this done just right. Boro does his best with some nice soft focus and natural lighting, giving the proceedings an airy, glowing look similar to Behind Convent Walls and Emmanuelle 5. Sadly, the print used here gives it a washed out, at times over-exposed look. A film using soft-focus and unusual lighting definitely needed more care in the transfer, and much color correction.

Plotwise, it's basically the story of a handsome Roman general, his cheating wife and her young lover, a student of Ovid. There's a dream-like air of fantasy to the story, and the narrative takes a backseat to the visuals, intentionally I'd say. Performances by the talented and striking cast are hindered by sloppy dubbing, although the lovely score by Luis Bacalov adds much.

So I say, Borowczyk fans check it out... those looking for smut will find Art Of Love too arty and slow, historians probably a bit too pervy.