Libertine

Now that the dust has settled, it's safe to say that Lars von Trier's much-vaunted Puzzy Power project was little more than a paltry publicity stunt. Not that there isn't a market for "erotica" (rather than plain old porn) geared towards female viewers, but as usually its progenitors didn't have a clue so they just made it look pretty instead. Hiring experimental video artist Knud Vesterskov, who had next to no experience with conventional cinema (albeit of the adult variety), for their inaugural effort proved positively disastrous. His self-penned script, relayed entirely in voice-over narration, falls squarely into purple prose territory filled with florid metaphors which should raise an occasional chuckle between stifling yawns.

The setting's a recent romantic past but rather than give it the full Mills & Boon treatment, Vesterskov shatters the illusion right from the get-go with an appallingly inappropriate techno thump by Peter Kyed who scored Nicholas Winding Refn's PUSHER trilogy. A young woman (played by Danish singer/songwriter Christiane Björg Nielsen) sits in a gorgeous floral garden reading from her grandmother's diary detailing her erotic awakening at the hands of scarlet woman Lola (Katja Kean). Although the movie's ostensible focus, granny Constance (insipid starlet Anaïs in the flesh, voiced by filmmaker Hella Joof from the excellent OH HAPPY DAY) is completely overshadowed by her mentrix who supplies the lion's share of lensed lasciviousness.

Only five people do the dirty here, so it's a good thing at least that they are all photogenic, naturally none more so than the breathtakingly beautiful Kean, easily Denmark's most popular porn performer ever. Poor little unseasoned Anaïs barely stands a chance going up against this one woman volcano of voluptuousness. The three men run the gamut from boyish (cute Niels Dencker) to muscled macho (hunky Mark Duran, as well-traveled a stud as the dwindling Danish dirty movie culture currently allows) with bald Michael Larsen, briefly popping up for a threesome, falling somewhere in-between.

It becomes clear quite early on that Vesterskov has little erotic imagination of his own, content to crib from recent carnal concoctions such as Philip Christian's IMMORTAL DESIRE and Michael Ninn's FOREVER NIGHT, with Andrew Blake's aloof posturing thrown in for good measure. Sex is professionally if dispassionately performed, with an obligatory emphasis on female pleasure, which need not be a bad thing as Candida Royalle's Femme flicks confirmed time and again. Perhaps Puzzy Power needed a proper pussy in power as Lisbeth Lynghöft did a much better job of it on the subsequent PINK PRISON. Only at CONSTANCE's climax (pun intended) does the spectacle sputter to life with nude under her cloak Kean showing up at gamekeeper Duran's rustic cottage for a Lady Chatterley-inspired roll in the hay that will leave your embers glowing. Too bad it's a case of too little too late.

just a short comment about the vote. click on it and realize the difference between male and female votes... this is porn for women, so you shouldn't overestimate this. i saw the movie (with my girlfriend) and it was refreshing, a very different, but interesting reinvention of probably the oldest movie genre.

it is also very important to understand the idea behind the production of this movie which is described in a manifesto ("THE PUZZY POWER MANIFESTO"). to give you a general understanding, here are the key ideas:

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1.Plot - The films must have plots. Individual sequences must be linked into a logical chain of emotions, fantasies, passion... The plot must be about something erotic, it must not be too extensive

2.Eroticism - Feelings, passions, sensuality, intimacy, and the lead-up must be emphasized.

3.Visual style - We must see the beauty of the body... The body need not be completely naked, as partial concealment can be far more erotic.

4.Setting - Time and place are not crucial; what matters is what happens in the films.

5. Humour Subtle humour is welcome,...but fun must not be poked at the sexual act itself.

6. What is not allowed There are no restrictions on what may be depicted in the films as long as it is presented in an acceptable way. The only limit is that women must not be subjected to violence or coercion against their will.

7.What we hate … is the oral sex scene where the woman is coerced to perform fellatio, her hair pulled hard, and come is squirted into her face.

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I hope this information will help you understand this movie and why man looking for porn would probably give it a bad vote. I won't vote or judge, because i am a man and this is clearly not made for me to enjoy. it's for my girlfriend to enjoy and for me to enjoy her afterwards