Jeanine is a girl who has been traumatized since childhood after having inadvertently seen her mother mate with the family's Doberman dog.Jeanine is a girl who has been traumatized since childhood after having inadvertently seen her mother mate with the family's Doberman dog.Jeanine is a girl who has been traumatized since childhood after having inadvertently seen her mother mate with the family's Doberman dog.
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It would be hard for the movie to top this, but it really doesn't even try. Instead, it cuts to some years later when a group of jaded bourgeois types come to the island. There is A LOT of talking and the pace becomes positively glacial (if it wasn't in Italian with no subtitles, I'd swear it had turned into a French film at this point). The now-grown girl (the very pretty Leanora Fani) is still lurking around, however, strangely with the same dog (who seems no worse for the wear). One of the male guests becomes infatuated with this feral girl after she steals his camera (and after he later walks in on his wife giving her a bath). I won't give away the rest, but expect some lesbianism and a threesome (or a foursome if you count the dog).
"Cicilona" water-skies topless and dances naked at a party at one point, but I can imagine any fans of her hardcore porn work who see this thinking she is in some kind of perverted "dog movie" are going to be VERY disappointed at this slow,arty effort. I actually watched this movie more for Leanora Fani, who is prettier and far more talented than Staller, but it's not her best film either. It kind of reminded me of "L'Uomo, La Donna, y La Bestia" in its combination of art and outrage, but while that film isn't boring for one second, this film is often nothing but.
You see, there's this girl Janine who witnesses her mother getting it on with a dog. Her dad arrives and understandably goes mental and burns down the house with the dog still in it. Years later, a bunch of couples head for the island this took place and thankfully for most of the film we get an Intterrabang type film by which I mean a psychological giallo where there's no murderer. You know things are heading for some weird conclusion though - let's look at this band of jerks.
The main focus is on Paul and Yvette who are on the island for business purposes, but also to spice up their love life with a bit of a threesome. Paul is immediately taken in by the young girl standing on the cliffs with a dog, to the point where the boat he's on strikes some rocks and he and Yvette have to spend the night in the cave of weird fisherman Enrico Maria Salerno. Also on the island is a sleazy old man (Balbo), a Swedish girl who often disrobes, and Paul Muller as a God-fearing madman to round out the ranks of people you won't care about.
Basically, there's a whole mystery surrounding the girl, her dog, and the burned out house. At least to Paul and Yvette there's a mystery, because we already know who she is and what she's going to do because this is an Italian film. The couple take in Yvette and a three way naked filthy squeezy happens while the dog howls outside. I bored talking about this one now.
I'm not sure of the point of this one. I guess you get some nudity, but not that great a deal. Is it art or is it sleaze? What does it all mean? Did the mean for the bit with the dog at the end to be so goofy and funny looking? Was it in fact a religious allegory? What made Enrico Salerno sign up for this crap?
For fans of Euro-sleaze, Joe D'amato and other purveyors of cheap thrills, do yourself a favor and track it down. Keep in mind that there may be various prints of this floating around, but if you get one that's listed as WIDESCREEN, you should be OK. There are also no known English subs for this, but take it from me, you don't need to understand what is going on to be able to enjoy the tasteless treats that await you.
This movie is truly one in a million.
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First, the main premise is about the dog. A YouTuber had posted (which was repeated by others) that the sex with the dog was real. Complete BS. Second, it actually is a very small part of the movie.
The main focus of the film is on the couple, an architect who is scoping out the island for construction and his wife who after ten years of marriage wants nothing more than a child. Plus in a small group of the eclectic tourists or locals the couple socializes with. Add in later as the couple gets friendly with the young girl.
The story is well made and gets more complex as it goes along. We get to learn about everyone on the island a little at a time. Most characters are multidimensional which kept it interesting. There is nudity. Not a lot, but not a little. Some what I thought were non-erotic sex scenes, none of which were explicit.
My expectations were to be mainly bored. This story would actually hold up on its own even without the dog or sex scenes. Decent movie to watch.
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- TriviaWhen the film was released in Italy in November 1976, Franca Stoppi was condemned for immoral acts by a Roman judge because of the opening scene where the actress has (simulated) sex with a dog.
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Jeanine: [Jeanine is have sex with her dog] Jeanine: "Darling... my love... You are not as selfish as the others. You're always coming when I you call. You... love me... You love only me alone... And not mum, right? Tell me... tell me..."
[Jeanine sees that Yvette and Paul are watching]
Jeanine: Jeanine: "Let them see how we do it. Show them! Let them see... Let them see..."
[She orgasms and screams out]
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- Runtime1 hour 15 minutes
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