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Description:
Before The French revolution came along and
spoiled their fun, the rich aristocrats
spent most of their time indulging in the
pleasures of the flesh- on a grand scale.
Huge Banquets would be laid out out for the
so-called "ladies and gentlemen" of the
court- with the main course being an orgy of
unbridled debauchery. Shot entirely on film
by Europ''s acclaimed director Joe D''Amato,
ANAL PALACE, is a lavish period production
tha tlives up to its portrayal of the
"beautiful people" and their pursuit of
pleasure in every possible form. Shot on
location in Europe with an all-star cast
from America and abroad, this beautiful,
sensual, and provocative film celebrates the
art of making love- with a decidedly kinky
twist.
Reviews :
Tame D''Amato Sadean
by lor_ (New York, New York)
Even tamer than his XXX biopic MARQUIS DE SADE, Joe
D''Amato''s riff on the Sade book that Pasolini made into
his classic SALO is a wimp-out. Credit Jesus Franco with
a far better slew of movies inspired by the Marquis''s
literature.
Titled ANAL PALACE for U.S. fans, story is set on the
eve of the French Revolution, with Mark Davis
unconvincingly impersonating Sade. (When I type that I
can''t get the songs "Smooth Operator" and "Sweetest
Taboo" out of my head for some reason, either of which
would have sounded great if pirated on the movie''s
soundtrack, but no such luck.) He''s in a cell telling a
beautiful young blonde named Martine all about sex &
pleasure, while two louts heckle him. Film unfolds in
flashbacks as Sade regales her with tales of debauchery
from his past.
Anita Blond as Aline emerges as the true star of the
film, acting as the mistress of ceremonies for the
orgies depicted. I''m a big fan of hers and for neophytes
the private joke is that she appears in hundreds of
films & videos strictly with a black hairdo despite her
porn moniker.
The crude English dubbing doesn''t help the Sadean
philosophizing on the soundtrack, and the sex emerges as
mechanical and tedious. There is no sadomasochism or
real bondage on display, the closest being having the
guys being blindfolded with the arms tied behind their
backs -not for punishment but rather to be passive as
Aline and her women give them blow jobs.
Similarly, even though Sean Michaels guest stars as a
slave named Ebony for some mixed combo action, the
gimmick of having him or others stand blindfolded on an
auction block goes nowhere -there''s no humiliation
involved, no nothing. I guess (per the stupid TOTALLY
UNCUT documentary) Joe simply delighted in acting out
for his cast certain sexual positions but never
understood how to properly direct XXX movies. For him it
was all filler.
Happy ending here consists of Sade informed the
revolution''s afoot, he humps Martine finally after
nearly boring her to death, and a money shot in the face
signals finis.
You have to count porn like this a failure when the
audience is supposed to leave humming the costumes &
fancy wigs. That''s about all there is of interest here.
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