Pretentious, badly written, badly acted drivel, this film is worth seeing only for its erotic content, especially the scenes involving the gorgeous Audie England and the erotic Marketa Hrubesova. Come to think of it, save your time and money and watch the "Red Shoe Diaries" on cable. You might get to see Audi, too.
Plot summary
A struggling American writer and a fellow American expatriate begin a sordid affair among the chaos and discord of 1940 Paris, France on the brink of World War II.
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March 11, 2020 at 06:15 PM
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A bad, bad, bad, bad movie
Delta of Pretension
Anais Nin's infamous book is brought to the screen by King, the man who put the "soft" in soft-porn. It is full of attractive actors and beautiful cinematography, much like a shampoo commercial. The leads (England and Mandylor) try hard to convey the smoldering lust that lies behind their supposedly passionate but rather vacuous stares but then they open their mouths and utter either sweet nothings or something unbelievably pretentious and it just ruins everything. There is a fair amount of nudity and simulated sex (although the NC-17 rating is puzzling) but the frenetic editing destroys the mood just as things start to get interesting. Read the book instead.
I so wanted this to be good!
This was the first time that I have seen Audie England, not being a fan of Red Shoe Diaries. I believe it is also the first Zalman King directed film I have seen.
I was just mesmerized by England. She had a look that made me immediately search for more of her work, and I will be watching Free Enterprise and Miami Hustle very soon to see her again. She is an incredible beauty and this film is worth the time just to see her.
It's not worth much more that that. I've seen the brilliant Henry and June, and it did the bohemian lifestyle in Paris in the 30s and 40s much better. This film was loosely based on Anaïs Nin's work also.
Looking forward to seeing her in a better film.