One of the many softcore dramas made by Joe D'Amato in New Orleans, Louisiana, this here is the official sequel to "Undici Giorni, Undici Notti" (1986), the big hit that narrated the sex escapades of Sarah Asproon, played by Jessica Moore, although the second adventure of the character was depicted in "Top Model" (1987), which was released in some countries as "Eleven Days Eleven Nights 2". Thus, the film here reviewed is, actually, the third episode of the series. Confuse, right? Well, this is the logic of Italian exploitation cinema.
When this "third" episode was filmed (probably in December 1989), Jessica Moore had retired from acting, so a new actress was needed to replace her. The chosen was the equally beautiful Kristine Rose, a then playmate of whom there is no biographical informations available on the web. A shame, because she was quite gorgeous.
In the plot, a divorced Sarah Asproon goes to New Orleans to work as the executor of Lionel Durrington, a rich former deceased lover of her, with the task of establishing, in eleven days, who, among the four heirs, is worthy of receiving the fortune. Gradually, she discovers the dark secrets behind each member of the family, and goes to bed of some of them, in the proccess (did I mention this is softcore erotica?). The end brings a big twist, but I am not reveal it, as I know some of you hate spoilers.
For those who are usued to the high dosage of sex and sleaze explored by D'Amato in his late 70's/early 80's period, the erotic content here will seem too chaste, but we get some great views of the protagonist's spectacular curves. And to not say that there isn't anything nasty in the script, one of the male characters got impotent after witnessing his girlfriend being raped by his own father. Ok, the flashback sequence depicting this supposed disturbing event is very ridiculous, but it is interesting to note that the topic of a man traumatised by a past event involving a loved woman is a constant in the cinema of Joe D'Amato, so we can say that a "touch of auteur" is still present here. Also, said character has hidden cameras installed in all parts of the house in other to satisfy his voyeuristic desire of watching the other members of the family having sex, another D'Amatian trademark. Unfortunately, Sarah has the "brilliant" idea of curing his impotence by using a method that is absurd, to say the least, what bring us to the second most ridiculous scene of the movie.
The overall actings are soap opera level, with the impotent guy deserving the prize of worst performance of all, being seconded by Ruth Collins, who tries, with laughable results, to play an alcoholic woman. Most of the cast is formed by anonymous people who, according to IMDb, appeared in this title only.
Technically, the film is beautifully photographed and competently edited, despite the presence of segments where nothing relevant is happening, like people walking on the streets for long minutes (hey, this is another trademark of the director). The atmosphere is of a soap opera full of silly situations, but there is a charm that makes the final result entertaining. Honestly, given my low expectation, I can say that "Undici Giorni, Undici Notti 2" is not that bad.
