Director Radley Metzger Cast Carl Parker Mary Mendum Marilyn Roberts Gore Gauge Skin-o-Meter Movie Extras Bottom Line
L' Image (aka: The Image / The Punishment of Anne) review by Head Cheeze Radley Metzger's stylish and provocative soft-core films of the 60's and 70's were reknowned for lush visuals and tastefully orchestrated love scenes, thanks mostly to the fact that Metzger's cinematic influences were of the decidedly non-erotic variety. During the 1970's, the director's films grew more explicit without losing the air of class that made his earlier movies such wonderful examples of what erotic cinema could be. 1975's L' Image is, perhaps, Metzger's most controversial and sought after film, and Synapse's presentation of this lost gem is nothing short of wonderful. Jean (Parker) is a writer who meets a lovely young woman named Anne (Mendum) at a party. She is at first skittish and quiet, and seems to be particularly attached to an acquaintance of Jean's named Claire (Roberts). When Jean finds out the Anne is Claire's "slave" of the S&M variety, the trio embark on a series of erotic adventures in which Claire orchestrates Jean and Anne's trysts. It is not long, however, before Anne is entrusted to Jean to do his bidding, and he relishes the thrill of controlling this gorgeous woman's every action. While Claire and Jean seem to be the masters tugging on the puppet strings of their shared slave, it slowly becomes apparent that Anne is actually a conduit between the two and may ultimately bring them together. | |
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