Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fay

Synopsis: Two sexy French twentysomethings, Françoise (Mireille Saunin) and Anna (Michéle Perello), come across a dilapidated castle which houses an evil (I guess) witch, Morgane Le Fey (Dominique Delpierre); her team of hot Girl Slaves; and her random huchbacked dwarf minion, Gurth (Alfred Baillou). The witch captures Françoise and Anna and forces them to decide: become Morgane's immortal sex slaves. . . or rot (as ugly old women) in the witch's dungeon for eternity.

Review: 'Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fay' is probably one of THE most frustrating erotic horrors I've ever seen in my life. Much of the 'erotic' part of the film is gorgeous French girls (mostly redheads) making out, touching, etc., but most of those scenes only last for a minute or two, or they're intercut with random shots of creepy Gurth's face. And, let me tell you, when you're in the mood for an erotic horror film about hot French witch slaves, you do not want to be seeing Gurth, who looks like Zelda from Pet Sematary. The film is very aptly done. The direction and writing are surprisingly good in comparison to some of the other 70s erotic horrors. The acting isn't too shabby, either. It does get boring at times, especially during the random interpretive dance scenes (?). It's mostly, however, a classically done erotic fantasy-horror. Unlike many films like this, it actually works well as a real story & film. . . even if you removed all of the eroticism.

Final Verdict: 6/10.

I first saw a teaser for this movie as an extra on a Mondo Macabro DVD. At the time I don't believe it was listed among their coming releases, but it had been released by another branch of the company in the UK called Pagan.

When Mondo Macabro did release it, I bought it, as I have bought most of their DVDs.

The movie looks gorgeous. Really rich color. It's got a slow, dreamy pace that some might find boring. It's definitely got more of a fantasy flavor than one of horror.

Two attractive women have car trouble, and go to sleep in an abandoned building. One wakes and finds the other missing, and she follows a strange little man to a castle by a lake. There, attractive women live in luxury with the witch Morgana. Her three closest servants and the little man grow jealous of the newcomer. Morgana has the power to keep women young and beautiful forever, for the price of their soul. And indeed, for all the luxury, the place seems pretty soulless. This is not a very deep movie, with not a whole lot of plot. It gets a little more eventful towards the end, and does have a satisfying ending.

The DVD includes a number of extras, including a short by the director predating this film called in English "An Artistic Couple." It's not currently listed on the IMDb. In some respects it has a similar story, though it is played more for horror.

It might have its problems, but at the very least, The Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fay is memorable for the fact that it's so damn strange! Director Bruno Gantillon succeeds in creating a surreal, dreamlike atmosphere; which bodes very well with the fantasy styled plot. As the title suggests, the backbone of this film revolves around sex and since most of the characters are female, that should please fans of lesbian porn. The plot itself is typically strange and focuses on a castle ran by the mysterious and sinister Morgana le Fay. Two young ladies are travelling across the country when they get a surprise one morning. One of them awakes to find that the other has disappeared, and upon searching for her friend, she happens upon a boat. The boat takes her to an eerie castle where she meets Morgana le Fay and is taken in by the women in the castle. She is offered immortality in return for her soul, but as jealousies take hold she decides to make an attempt to escape, but getting away from Morgana le Fay is not so easy...

One of the main problems I had with this film is the fact that not a great deal happens, so it's easy to get bored with it; the dream-like atmosphere is actually a hindrance in this respect as when you're watching a dreamy, boring movie - it can sometimes be difficult to stay awake! To its credit, The Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fay is a very beautiful movie. There's no shortage of eye candy, all the women in the film look great and the lavish sets are well designed and suit the film. I can't say that it's a particularly graphic film, though that isn't a big problem. The lesbian sequences are well filmed and fairly erotic, which of benefit to the film. The film is a lot like the lesbian vampire flicks that cult French director Jean Rollin made around the same time that this film was made; although personally I'd rank this one higher than the majority of Jean Rollin rubbish that I've seen. This is not a great film and it does have its fair share of problems, but it also has a lot of good things about it, and while I can't say it's a film that everyone should see; it should please genre fans at least.

The girlfriends Françoise (Mireille Saunin) and Anna (Michèle Perello) are traveling through the countryside of France by car. They stop at a roadhouse to drink wine and buy coffee, and the owner advises them to return. However they proceed their trip but they get lost on the road.

They decide to spend the night in an abandoned barn. In the morning, Françoise does not find Anna and she seeks her out. Out of the blue, the dwarf Gurth (Alfred Baillou) asks her to follow him and he shows a castle in an island where Anna would be.

Françoise takes a boat that sails alone and brings her to the castle. Sooner she learns that she has reached the lesbian realm of the witch Morgane (Dominique Delpierre) that proposes Françoise to stay in her kingdom living in eternal youth and beauty with her favorites Yael (Régine Motte), Sylviane (Ursule Pauly) and Sarah (Nathalie Chaine). Otherwise she would be doomed to get older and older in the dungeons of the castle. Further, Françoise learns that Anna has given her soul to Morgane and will stay in the place forever. But Françoise does not want to stay and plots a plan to escape.

"Morgane et ses Nymphes" is an erotic tale about a woman that is trapped in an oneiric castle of lesbians mastered by the evil witch Morgane. The director Bruno Gantillon succeeds in the atmosphere of dream, supported by gorgeous actresses and wonderful music score. But the film is disappointing since I was expecting much more from the synopsis. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Morgana e as Ninfas" ("Morgane and the Nymphs")

Last year this flick was released full uncut (85 minutes) here in our region, as soon as it came out it already vanished again and became an OOP. Strange because this is a weird flick.

Mostly it is classified under horror but there isn't anything in it to say it is a horror. It's all about sorcery and the eternal life that can be given if you agree with the rules. It is beautifully shot and even as there isn't that much happening you still keep watching it. All girls look like fairy but that's because the clothes they are wearing. One dance scene takes a bit too long even as it has a lot of nudity. Maybe that's the reason why it is hunted down and has become a French cult flick. There's a lot of nudity in it and a bit of full frontal. Still, it isn't gratuitous and do adds towards the fairy atmosphere.

Alfred Baillou (Gurth) is ideal in his role, his face and the androgyny he has given his character is excellent. Most of the actresses in this flick have only performed in a few flicks but they all looked believable.

It's a typical French soft erotic 'horror', I would even compare it with Jean Rollins, but then with money and good editing and acting. Recommended.

Gore 0/5 Nudity 2,5/5 Effects 0,5/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5