Venus in Furs

Starring:Rupert Degas, Raymond Thiry, Claire Mijnals, Julia Braams, Anne van de Ven, AndrÃ© Arend van de Noord, Hilt de Vos
Director: Victor Nieuwenhuijs, Maartje Seyferth
Studio: Cult Epics
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

Hugely Disappointing
"A young beautiful stranger washed on to our friendly shores with only death as a companion"
franco in furs
Visually interesting, OK, true.
Psychedelic cinema at its best

Venus in Furs
Starring: Jesus Franco , and Maria Rohm
Manufacturer: Blue Underground, Inc.
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Indie & Art House | Stores | DVD | Video

General | Mystery & Suspense | Genres | DVD | Video

Blue Underground | Cult Movies | Genres | DVD | Video

DVDs Under $14.99 | Today's Deals in DVD | Special Features | DVD | Video

( V ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

99 Women (Director's Cut)
The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh
Images in a Convent
Vampyros Lesbos
Thriller - A Cruel Picture

ASIN: B000795JMS
Release Date: 2005-02-22

Description

Jess Franco's Supernatural Sex Stunner!

Of the all the twisted hits from cult director Jess Franco (SADOMANIA, 99 WOMEN), this is the one that fans and critics alike call his masterpiece! James Darren (THE GUNS OF NAVARONE, DEEP SPACE NINE) stars as a traumatized trumpeter sucked into a whirlpool of psycho-sexual horror along with his sultry girlfriend (singer Barbara McNair), a kinky lesbian (Margaret Lee of THE BLOODY JUDGE), a depraved playboy (the legendary Klaus Kinski) and the mysterious, insatiable beauty (luscious Maria Rohm of JUSTINE) who may lead them all straight to Hell.

Dennis Price (VAMPYROS LESBOS) co-stars in this infamous erotic shocker that also features an outstanding jazz score by British rockers Manfred Mann. VENUS IN FURS has been remastered from original vault elements and is now presented totally uncut, uncensored and loaded with exclusive Extras, including all-new interviews with Jess Franco and the elusive Maria Rohm.

EXTRAS:
- Jesus in Furs - Interview with Director Jess Francoo
- Audio Interview with Star Maria Rohm
- Theatrical Trailer
- Poster & Still Gallery
- Jess Franco Bio

Customer Reviews:

Hugely Disappointing.......2006-07-06

Expecting sexy camp in the tradition of "Beyond Valley of the Dolls" I was really looking forward to seeing this film. Instead I struggled through this tedious, repetitive, and confusing mess of a film. I respect what the director was trying to create, but the end product is nearly unwatchable. It's starts out so well too.... "I tried not to remember why I buried my trumpet." ...but then it quickly dives into a psychosexual pseudo-sado-vampire ghost story that isn't the least bit sexy or interesting. I know this film has a sizeable cult following. It is pretty to look at (sometimes when it isn't in grainy slow-motion) but I just couldn't make it through. Maybe it's worth a look, but I personally wish I had rented it.

"A young beautiful stranger washed on to our friendly shores with only death as a companion".......2006-04-04

Found this while I was browsing the cult cinema section. Never heard of it before. Never seen a Jess Franco film that I can recall. Figured any movie that shares a name with a song from the first Velvet Underground album was worth a look. Am I glad I didn't buy "Freaks" instead? As Larry Flynt might say, "You bet your sweet ass!" What a psychadelic trip, and another notch in my quest to watch every weird movie made between 1959 and 1979. What's the story, morning glory? A jazz trumpter finds a dead girl washed up on the beaches of Istanbul. He seems to remember some strange goings on involving her at a party he played at. Freaked out by the experience, he runs off to Rio de Janeiro, and falls in with a foxy singer named Rita. One night while he plays an engagement, the dead girl walks through the door. And of course he follows, as do we. Nothing seems to make any sense. Another figure from the Istanbul scene arrive in Rio, a redhead named Olga who favors wearing a fur coat topless. What does all of this have to do with a mysterious fakir who lives in the palace of a fallen sultan and an art dealer? Our trumpeteer, Jimmy, eventually returns to Istanbul, but the answers he finds aren't exactly the ones he expects. The score is haunting, the imagery and colors a feast for the eyes. An added interview with director Franco, who reveals the inspirations behind the script, is just the delicate frosting on a multi-layered cake. The crystal ball says more Franco films in my future. This one should be in yours.

franco in furs .......2006-03-15

Venus in Furs, by Jess Franco, is a wonderful time capsule to a jet-set, jazz world of night clubs, parties, hedonism, and morbidity. Shot in a lurid, psychedelic style, Venus in Furs has indy/underground stamped on it with a vengeance. Maverick filmmaker Franco goes to Ken Russell-like excess with an almost documentary approach to a story that will make M. Night Shamalyn fans re-think their opinions about their hero's originality. Made in the days when Franco was at his hottest, this must have torn heads wide open in it's day. As a side note; the sound track( featuring Franco on horn, at times )may never leave your mind. This film is for admirers of The Frightened Woman, Succubus, Blow Up, and Baba Yaga.

Visually interesting, OK, true........2005-12-15

As far as acting, story line, directing, casting, and sexiness, it's a dud. Another ultra-hyped mediocrity. Enjoyable to a degree for just how incomprehensible it is.

Psychedelic cinema at its best.......2005-06-13

Legendary cult director Jess Franco has made a staggering amount of films in his career, and regardless of how non-existent the budget or incoherent the narrative is, nearly all of his pre-1980 work is at the very least interesting, and in many cases, fascinating. Jess Franco always provides us with sensuous eye candy and a great soundtrack, but in the case of "Venus in Furs", he goes far beyond that and creates a film that is more than just a great exploitation film - it's a great film period.

Along with his two other masterworks, "Vampyros Lesbos", and "She Killed in Ecstacy", this is one of the few Franco films that has not only a strong story idea to start with, but a solid and well paced narrative to carry it along. The film benefits enormously by a great cast, anchored by leading man James Darren, who turns in a low-keyed, solid performance that is reminiscent of something you might see in a Hitchcock or early Brian Depalma film. Maria Rohm is as sensuous and captivating as ever, and both the lucious Barbara Lee and the sultry Barbara McNair round out what might be one of the best trio of "Franco women" ever cast together in one of his films. Also on hand is Franco/Euro-horror regular Klaus Kinski. He is solid as usual.

It goes without saying that the movie looks great (given the age of the film, the transfer is superb), and is loaded with erotic imagery, but Franco outdoes himself here. The score by Manford Mann and Mike Hugg is outstanding and goes a long way toward creating the film's hypnotic atmosphere. This is a movie that Franco buffs and fans of Euro exploitation will simply love. Even non-Franco film buffs who enjoyed the likes of "Jacobs Ladder", and Mary Lambert's "Siesta", also might want to check it out.

Cool It, Baby/Mini-Skirt Love/Venus in Furs

Average customer rating:

Good to watch when
Fast forward review

Cool It, Baby/Mini-Skirt Love/Venus in Furs
Starring: Beverly Baum , C.M. Champion , Susan Charge , Christine Cybelle , and Barbara Ellen
Director: Joseph Marzano
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Drama | Genres | DVD | Video

General | Horror | Genres | DVD | Video

General | Mystery & Suspense | Genres | DVD | Video

( C ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

Rent a Girl / Aroused / Help Wanted Female (Something Weird)
Indecent Desires/My Brother's Wife
The Agony of Love/The Girl With the Hungry Eyes
A Smell of Honey, a Swallow of Brine / The Brick Dollhouse (Something Weird)
Flesh and Lace / Passion in Hot Hollows (Something Weird)

ASIN: B0002W4TL2
Release Date: 2004-10-12

Description

Psycho Sexual A Go-Go! Mistress Monica loves whipping sexy models while Herman, her partner in crime, captures it all on film. But when they're busted by the local District Attorney, he hires them to run his very own "house of pleasure" -- a veritable three-ring-circus of sleaze with tortures in the basement, orgies in the living room and strange sex rituals in the attic! To make things even more perverse, the D.A. has Monica and Herman become the "foster parents" of a juvenile offender who, faster than you can say Cool It Baby, becomes the centerpiece of their "unholy cabal".... Plus: When Mommy is taken to the loony bin after killing Daddy in front of their teen son, Billy, Aunt Janet arrives to take care of the creepy kid, giving him a serious case of Mini-Skirt Love. The two blissfully begin and incestuous affair that continues for the next five years (!) until -- uh oh -- Mommy finally comes home, just as crazy as when she left.... Also: Obsessed with the novel Venus in Furs, a muscular but meek shoe salesman loses himself in a surreal world of pain and pleasure when he spends a weekend at the mysterious Marna's country mansion and discovers it to be a kinky fun house for fetishists.... Don't let the titles fool you. These are three Twisted Sex Sickies from the demented mind of producer-director Lou Campa, a man whose lust for depravity rivals that of Michael Findlay. In other words, get the strait jackets ready.

Customer Reviews:

Good to watch when.......2006-01-04

you're in the mood to laugh at just how bad a movie can be, but that's about it. Where the hell did these flicks show when first out? They were way too tame for the porno houses and way too idiotic for "regular" theatres.... If you find this for $5 or under, grab it....

Fast forward review.......2005-11-10

Some of these black and white "roughies" have some decent sex sleaze scenes in them, but not this collection. There is only one bdsm bit, which could have been quite good; a pneumatic blonde tied up topless (except the guy can't figure out how to get the bra off, no kidding), and a sadistic Olga type with a pair of vise grips and a hot needle . . . but it goes nowhere. And there's one suggested belt scene that never gets started.

Other than that, you might like this if you're a fan of zaftig 1950's style women wearing hose and yards of underwear. But most of the action involves a lot of half-clothed orgy scenes on the floor (not very comfortable), maybe because they only had one bed in the hotel room they filmed it in, I suppose. One star sleaze rating, because you can give it a zero. Just not much here at all.

Chaste and Pure (Italian Movie) Region 0, Pal

Average customer rating:

Chaste and Pure (Italian Movie) Region 0, Pal
Director: Salvatore Samperi
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Nudity & Sexual Situations
Italian Audio Only

ASIN: B000E36KV6

Product Description

Laura Antonelli stars as Rosa, the bratty young daughter of a rich, authoritative father (Fernando Rey) who's obsessed with his daughter's inheritance. When the virginal Rosa begins developing crushes for every male within her distance, her father tries to keep her blossoming desires under wraps for the sake of his pocketbook...

Average customer rating:

Ultimate Mistress Recommends...
Review from "Predominant" by the lovely Ms Kathleen
Disappointment in Furs
Whats love got to do with it ....

Venus in Furs [Region 2]
Starring: Raymond Thiry , Claire Mijnals , Hilt de Vos , Rupert Degas , and Julia Braams
Director: Maartje Seyferth , and Victor Nieuwenhuijs
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

( V ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video

Customer Reviews:

Ultimate Mistress Recommends..........2005-08-13

If you are seeking a film version of the book, this is not it. However, if your mind is open and you want to see something visually erotic, moody and poetic, you may be pleasantly surprised. I made one of My slaves watch this movie. he is a male creature who cannot sit still too long. Part of his slave training was to sit through this film which has very limited dialogue and feels more like a lazy afternoon reading poetry or looking at a photography book on a rainy day.... At first he said he had the film figured out in a matter of minutes, and he hated it. I demanded he watch it again, and again, and again. It was a lesson in observation, in silence and in mindfulness. By the time he viewed it six or seven times, I was delighted that he found many hidden messages and that it brought about all sorts of introspective feelings. I have always been interested in art house cinema, photography and art, so I enjoyed it very much for the visual delight that it was.. Again, if I had been searching for the movie version of the book, I would have been most disappointed. But yes, it's worth the watch... with an open mind.

Review from "Predominant" by the lovely Ms Kathleen.......2005-03-16

By Ms Kathleen of Predominant:

"The impression this movie left me with was a glimpse inside the person once they begin to embrace FemDom. It reveals the struggle within the female and how that can play itself out in a real-time relationship. Is one just going through the motions to please another? Is there a point of no return when one truly embraces this way of life? Is it possible to be "cured" from these desires? The film asks these pointed questions but does not necessarily answer them.

If you are looking for a D/s film with a plenty of action, this isn't it. If you are looking for a film with terrific acting and an on screen chemistry between the actors, this isn't it. But if you've read the book and are looking to see the characters come alive, I would recommend it."

I have yet to see this version but I value Ms Kathleen's opinion. I have read the book and it is a must read for men who struggle with submissive desires. Taking her advice, I hope to see this film once I find an affordable copy.

Disappointment in Furs.......2002-02-14

This movie is dubbed in English and you can't watch it in the original language. The actors who did the dubbed voices are really bad. If you want to know what the movie was kind of supposed to be like, you can watch it with no sound and English subtitles. The default setting is dubbed English with English subtitles.

There is also little to no chemistry between the actors, and it is based on the novel but set in modern times.

Whats love got to do with it ...........2001-03-17

The film shot in black and white has a few interesting elements and is based on the famous 1869 novel by Leoplod von Sacher-Masoch, where the term masochism is derived from. The plot revolves around an obsessive relationship between a man who makes a contract to become the slave of a gorgeous woman. He is a masochist and he expresses his masochistic tendencies through his sexual fantasies, while the woman acts more out of love than conviction. This leads to much conflict and the redefinition of love. Artistically filmed, and while there is a considerable amount of full frontal nudity, you never feel that the nudity is gratitutous, but rather that it is part of the overall fabric of the film. On the whole, an excellent movie that is erotic without being pornographic ...

Average customer rating:

Malicious (Unrated Italian Version)
Director: Salvatore Samperi
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Collector's Item
Divina Creatura (The Divine Nymph)
The Innocent (L'Innocente) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Australia ]
Cheeky! (Unrated)
Havoc (Unrated Version)

Product Features:

Nudity & Adult Comedy
Uncut Version
Italian Audio Only
All Region Disc

ASIN: B000JCXN62

Product Description

Laura Antonelli stars in this Italian sex-comedy about a beautiful housekeeper (Antonelli) who becomes a romantic attraction to a widower and his three sons. One of sons who is a teenager, succeeds in dominating and conquering her...

DVD:

DVD

DVD

DVD

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!

Return of Chandu the Magician, Vol. 1 : DVD

Bishop's Wife (REGION 1) (NTSC)

DVD: Die Sister, Die!

Tenchi Muyo - The Movie - Tenchi In Love