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Marcha Grant in Les folies d'Élodie (1981)

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Les folies d'Élodie

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5/10

Classic example of early 80's Euro-trash sexploitation.

I note that this film is supposedly based on a novel... this seems to be a common theme for a lot of the softcore movies of this era. Note Emmanuelle, Lady Chatterley's Lover, Joy: Chapter 2, Justine, etc.

Anyways- I will admit to having been a softcore porn fan in my raging-hormones youth. I taped all of the "late-nite" stuff on Showtime and Cinemax, and watched quite a bit, and became quite a critic. Much of it I couldn't stand... but this was one of the exceptions.

Secrets of the Satin Blues follows the time-worn and cliched plot device of following an inanimate object around, and watching the effect it had on various people. And, like many movies using this plot-device, it all rotated about sex.

The movie starts out with a lady buying some satin blue underwear from a shop; she wears it and begins having softcore sex. The underwear gets misplaced, the maid tries them on... the maid begins having sex. Etc. I'm doubtful that the book this is based on is a classic... but the movie is pretty fun, in a sleazy sort of way. None of the actresses are very attractive, nor do the guys seem to belong in a softcore film. (Indeed, the director apparently thought so, as 2/3 of the sex is lesbian- the first lady sleeps with her best friend, then her maid- her daughter catches her with the maid, prompting a flashback of the maid and daughter having sex. This prompts another round of lady/maid sex...)

What did I like about the film? Well... considering the men are pretty gross, it's a plus that they were so minimal to the plot/sex. This was a big problem with 70s/80s Euro-porn. The women may not be that great either, but they don't look like they are made from grease and hair, and this makes the frequent sex scenes tolerable. The storyline itself is a bust, although the fact that the US editors dubbed in a voice *for the underwear* made it come across as a really whacked-out comedy. This is what makes the film fun- the cheese factor. It isn't really erotic, it definitely isn't dramatic or emotional; what it does have is a hell of a lot of personality, a type being erased by the intrusion of slick made-for-cable American "erotica" productions like Red Shoe Diaries or Beverly Hills Bordello- productions with no personality at all.
  • StudentDriver
  • Oct 1, 1999
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6/10

Typical '70's European soft-core

I saw a version on cable with (apparently) 8 minutes cut out. I hate censored films. How do I really know how good or bad this film was? What I saw was typical '70's European soft-core. I like the fact that they used to film realistic looking women, rather than the freakish silicone monsters of today. For what it was, this film wasn't bad. (As far as I know!)
  • smatysia
  • Aug 16, 2000
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2/10

Weak Addition to the Genre

Weak addition to the French erotic oeuvre. Follows the path of those early 1980s softcore flicks that seemed to think that the path to eroticism was low lighting and fuzzy filming. The camera angles are peculiar and lack sensuality- and the nudity is awkwardly mishandled.

The French usually do it so much better. This is no Emanuelle.

The plot is minimal, and the women are not particularly cute. The hair styles are dreadful. It lacks the explicit frankness of the 1970s sexploitation and is all in all not worth your dollar, Euro or pound sterling.

This has been released as part of a set of French eroticism. Buy that- but not the movie on its own.
  • John_Mclaren
  • Sep 8, 2005
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