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Bacchanales Sexuelles

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I simply can't begin to describe this film. It delivers everything a red-blooded human male could possibly want: It's porn, but not porn; It's hard-softcore. Chock full o' nudity and rather explicit sex for a non-porn film, it is not meant to be watched with an analytical eye. Of course there's a paper-thin plot. DUH! The turn-on here is that these aren't technically porn actors in some serious hot and heavy activity. For those of you who got started watching tripe like Basic Instinct or Wild Orchid, THIS is what you are really looking for. American actresses won't dare get this nasty.

Ok! So it had a Swiss cheese plot. That's not so unusual for a soft core move is it? I've seen my share of soft porn movies and usually, not always but usually, what was lacking in a storyline was made up by the fact, that numerous gorgeous gals were romping around in the altogether, doing stimulating things to make you forget, there was even supposed to be a plot.

Yes, Bacchanalles had a lot of nudity and a lot of make believe sex but except for the star, Joelle Coeur, who was genuinely a looker, most of the rest, looked like the girls, that get better looking at closing time. I know everybody can't always be fussy about the women they make love to, but certainly, they can be fussy about the ones they watch women make love. Right?

So what do we have? We have a plot, which, believe it of not, could have been the inspiration for "Eyes Wide Shut". Oops! I've already said too much! Bacchanalles Sexuelles, meaning `sexual festival`, features a generally unattractive cast of amateurish, stiff (not that way) actors and actresses, performing mostly sans clothing, in a fairly low budget, thirty year old erotic, French movie, with subtitles, where you sometimes have to choose between reading the subtitles, or watching the action. Still interested? Read on.

Valerie, the one bright spot in the movie, played by Joelle Coeur, who along with her friend Sophia, (Brigette De Borghese) is apartment sitting for her cousin, when Sophia, unbeknownst to Valerie is kidnapped by a sex cult. Valerie is awakened in the morning by Fred, whom Sophia apparently invited over without Valerie's knowledge. Fred forces Valerie to have sex, which she ultimately enjoys.

In the meantime The culprits realize they have kidnapped the wrong girl, for they really needed Valerie and not Sophia for their evil purposes, so the head seductress, (my expression) sends one of the cultists, pretending to be a maid, back to the apartment to garner information on Valerie, where she promptly ends up in a bathtub with Valerie and Fred before taking their ma`nage a trois to the small (double) bed in the bedroom, where the action continues for what seems like hours.

Eventually the real maid shows up and Fred and Valerie, the super sleuths (that`s sleuths as in detectives, not sluts as in ....) that they are, start to unravel the mystery of Sophia. But not until we have a half dozen more sex scenes including the grand finale, an orgy of cultists. WOW!
Conclusion

I suppose this movie in a sense was an orgy. An excess of mediocrity. It also had a sense of absurdity. This may have been purposeful, which, it was would somewhat mitigate against the amateurish feeling of the film, However, that said, for all it`s weaknesses, it wasn't that bad. Like I said the story was full of holes and except for two ladies, the femmes were closer to homely than attractive, or they were hard and used looking. That said, their bodies were decent and the were enough (probably a dozen) sex scenes, that I wouldn't stop anyone from watching this bomb.

Another point should make is that being filmed over thirty years ago and in Europe, the girls were unshaved, including in some cases, under the arms. Also the color quality was a little flat.

I don't know what all the fuss is about Jean Rollin's films! This soft core 1970's Eurosex farce has plenty of nude women writhing around with each other, in one scene after another. However, it falls short of having "sexually tense" scenes that would seriously arouse its viewers. The women here are good looking enough...The "simulated" sex scenes are somewhat hot but many of them go on for too long to be credible. The dungeon sequence could have been filmed much hotter, especially if Rollin had showed the captive nude girl actually get whipped and beaten, the director opted for whpping sound effects and (lame) screaming in the background.

The only reason this film garners three stars from me is that it still has more sexual freedon than anything produced by Hollywood or Canal + today! Again...I would highly recommend the supreme '70's sex classic "The Image" or "The Story of O" to those fellows who want to screw their dripping wet dates either during, or shortly after she watches either of those two soft core sexy films! Women will say they don't like to watch those kinds of films....but check how wet [they are] and see if they have "spoken the truth"!!!

First, If you can find this film to rent, do so before buying. It is listed as a French sex farce. It is more French and farce but yes there is simulated sex as well. It is a shallow film without much substance. It was only an okay film, and in retrospect not worth buying. It probably will not remain in my
collection. There are much better "sex farces" such as the Italian films starring Laura Antonelli. It is worth a look I guess, if you can rent it. Charlie Spivey

The idea behind this movie is simple: get together the ugliest men and women ever assembled and force one beautiful woman to simulate sex with each of them. The lead actress does manage (with effort) to keep a straight face while getting intimate with these gargoyles, but she doesn't manage to show any chemistry. Who could?

If you want an erotic movie with lots of nudity, see Young Lady Chatterley, or Sexual Chemistry, or Animal Attraction, or The Ultimate Attraction.

If you're looking for a horror movie with lots of ugly people nude, you've found it.

This is the kind of film that gives soft porn a bad name. A juvenile "plot", poor dialog, and wooden "acting" - Ed Wood movies are better produced. Yes there's several naked women and a naked man, but except for "Valerie" they're not very attractive, and completely un-erotic. Don't waste your money: this French picnic needed more bread and wine and much less cheese!

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What may be the most sex and nudity in any soft core Rollin film, Fly me the French Way delivers!!

Joelle Coeur (Demoniacs) is absolutely stunning, and very naked throughout!

A nicely paced sexual romp/farce. Could have done with a bit more edge but if you are looking for hardcore this is not the place. 70's genre softcore with nice looking actresses and interesing storyline.

This is a great DVD to have if you just want to relax, kickback, and watch a sex art film done tastefully. And definitely a great film to watch with a girlfriend.

From the amazing 70's, Jean Rollin's Bacchanales Sexuelles shows us how pure and natural a woman's naked body was back then when compared to today's siliconed breasts and shaved crotches. In the 70's, it was all natural: "We've got bush!"

Ah, the French women. The French women in this film are just delicious. There are plenty of sex and thankfully the soundtrack is mainly loud in the sex scenes--the moaning is drowned by the music. You can still watch this in loud (mono) stereo speakers without making your neighbors suspect that you are watching a porno flick or actually doing the wild thing.

A great collection to have if you like the 70's.

The main character in this film, named Valerie, house-sits for her absentee cousin. She's lonely, and scared to be in the empty house by herself. So one night, she immediately summons her pal Sophie to come over, and keep her company. The two women drink vodka, and indulge in piping-hot lesbian sex together.

Valerie and Sophie have a great time with each other, until Sophie is kidnapped by a strange cult of sex-fiends. The plot then revolves around Valerie trying to find Sophie, and rescue Sophie from her captors. But not before Valerie has had a chance to enjoy prolonged, decadent sexual trysts with various strangers, that she happens to become acquainted with.

Marie-France Morel as Sophie, is the only cast member who stands-out. Marie was a good choice, to play the sensuous, yet vulnerable-looking Sophie. Pale and diminutive, Sophie seems like a waif who needs to be looked after. It's easy to see why she was the one who was snatched away in the night, by the kidnappers.

Like many French films, the pace of this film was excruciatingly slow. The story-line is nearly impossible to follow. And illicit sex between the characters, seems to be the centerpiece of this movie, to the detriment of actual character and plot development. The main reason to see this film, is the sizzling, hot-to-trot
performance, of Marie-France Morel as Sophie.