Café Flesh

This is the best of best, or the less pathetic porn movie (that depends on your view).

It is so good that precisely the only flaw point in the whole movie are the unnecessary long hardcore scenes, surely made by pressure from the producers.

This movie has little of everything, scify, fantasy, sexual dreams, drama, comedy, good shows, good photography, good acting, amateur acting, low budget look, exceptional atmosphere, some very high stetics points, lots of psychological and conceptual ideas, etc.

The ending of the story is also a very high point. One of the best endings that I have seen on cinema.

In brief, if you like art get this movie, cut all the unnecessary hardcore out, and you will get a little gem.

Cafe Flesh is an adult movie. Let's make no mistake about it. The fact is, however, Cafe Flesh only contains hardcore explicit scenes because that is the only way Rinse Dream could get funding for his film. The concepts are straight out science fiction. The remarkable vision of Rinse Dream screams unique. Mitchell Froom's soundtrack just adds to the overall feel of the film. The writing is simply poetic. If you are a conscientious movie buff that likes to have your brain stimulated, please do yourself a favor and do not miss this movie. If you are just into porn, you may not even get wood. This is a story...a post-apocalyptic nightmarish world of sexual slaves, tortured souls, and the dynamic interpersonal developments that come out of a nuclear holocaust. Cafe Flesh is BRILLIANT. Kudos!

For those who can get their minds to accept hard-core porn, this film is definitely a must-see. Set in a post-apocalyptic dystopian future, the people are split into two types: Sex-Negatives who make up ninety nine per cent of the population and Sex-Positives who are the other one per cent. The Sex-Negatives are violently sick if they engage in sexual activity and it is compulsory for the Sex-Positives to put on a sex-show in establishments such as Café Flesh.

The sex acts, or tableaux, are surreal in themselves: a giant rat and cannibalistic babies and a pencil-headed boss just to give you a flavour of the utter weirdness of it all. All this and more accompanied by a deranged musical sound track but it is the characters who really make the film.

All the characters are grotesque in their own way; but maybe not Angel the virgin who is the new star turn for obvious reasons. The real standout grotesque performance has got to be Max Melodramatic (Andy Nichols) the merciless mocking compere whose mockery of the Sex-Negatives knows no bounds. His performance alone makes this film the classic that it is. Even if you not keen on hard-core porn, this is one film that you should see.

"Café Flesh" from 1982, directed by Stephen Sayadian (under the pseudonym Ragnar), is a film that defies convention and, for those with an open mind, offers a surprisingly profound and artistic cinematic experience. Far from being a mere adult film, "Café Flesh" is a bold and visionary work that deserves analysis beyond its explicit surface.

The film transports us to a post-apocalyptic future where a virus has stripped most of humanity of their capacity for physical pleasure, leaving them as "negatives". Only a few "positives" can still feel, and for them, the Café Flesh has been created-a theatre where they perform sexual acts for the entertainment of the negatives, who observe with a mixture of envy and repulsion.

A Striking Visual Feast: What sets "Café Flesh" apart is its striking visual aesthetic and audacious artistic direction. The cinematography is raw and stylised, using saturated colours and theatrical lighting to craft a dreamlike and unsettling atmosphere. Every frame is meticulously composed, evoking a sense of decay and despair, yet also a strange beauty. The costume and make-up designs are equally imaginative, transforming the actors into almost mythical figures within this dystopian world.

A Profound Allegory: Beyond the visuals, the film serves as a powerful allegory for art, desire, and human connection. Through its characters, "Café Flesh" explores the nature of performance and voyeurism, questioning what it means to feel and what it means to create art in a world that has lost its capacity for intimacy. The explicit acts aren't gratuitous; they serve as a means to delve into deeper themes of sexuality, alienation, and the search for meaning in a desolate world. The film suggests that even in the grimmest circumstances, artistic expression and the pursuit of emotional connection persist.

A Must-See for the Open-Minded: While its explicit nature might not appeal to everyone, "Café Flesh" is a fascinating example of experimental cinema that dares to be both provocative and thoughtful in equal measure. For those seeking a cinematic experience that goes beyond the conventional and is willing to challenge their perceptions, this cult film offers a unique and memorable vision. It's a work that stays with you long after the credits roll, prompting reflection on art, the body, and the soul.

This film manages to do a rare thing; we get treated to some great sex scenes, and the story surrounding the sex actually verges on intelligent! Director Stephen Sayadian's art house erotica may struggle to find an audience; art house fans will probably find it too trashy, while porn fans may find it too arty; but for anyone who likes something a bit different; Cafe Flesh is a definite must see. The film's back-story focuses on a nuclear war that has had a bizarre effect on the surviving citizens. The remaining population has been split into two halves; the sex negatives who become nauseous if they engage in sex, and the sex positives; who remain normal. We focus on Cafe Flesh; a club where sex negatives go to watch the sex positives perform various sex acts on stage. We follow a small group of sex negatives inside the club. The club has been elevated by the news of the forthcoming arrival of the famous sex positive Johnny Rico, while one of the negatives begins to question her status as her and her boyfriend grow further apart from one another.

The thing I liked about this film most is undoubtedly the atmosphere; director Stephen Sayadian takes care to ensure that the club's atmosphere is as seedy as possible, and while helping the sex scenes; it also helps the film to enforce the dismal vision of the future. The sex scenes themselves are all staged and very diverse, which ensures the film doesn't get lost under too many samey sex scenes. The music used during these scenes is a real highlight and arguably even makes the film. The film doesn't really seem to have a particular point to make; and while the sex scenes are just the acts on stage, I do think that they are the main point of the film. The storyline between some of the main characters is decent, however, and the film does actually make the audience care about what happens. The ending does seem to be rather rushed, however, and really reinforces that the film doesn't have a particular point to make. However, this film is still undoubtedly one of the best porn films out there and it's definitely worth a look. Recommended.