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Passion's flower
BandSAboutMovies16 December 2021
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I would not advise you to watch sixty Joe D'Amato movies in a week. In fact, I don't know why I do these things to myself, yet here we are, a finish line is somewhat close and I am both happy and sad and somewhat relieved that this is all nearly done.

What we have here is yet another Daniele Stroppa written affair for Joe, set in New Orleans again, as Jeff gets out of prison and pretty much instantly hooks up with Linda (Kristine Rose), who just so happens to be the wife of his brother Gordon and now they have to work together at his...well, it's like a filling station or a hotel or a pharmacy or a place to get broiled crawfish.

I also love that in the middle of all the sexual tension or drama that happens in this place, there's a sign that says that they rent Nintendo tapes which is as 1990s as it gets. Not cartridges or games. Tapes.

This all leads to not only a love triangle between brothers and Linda, but when a niece comes to visit - Jamie played by Cristine Frischnertz, who was also in D'Amato's Any Time, Any Play - it becomes some other strange Italian shape that we only see in the softcore films of D'Amato. We should all be so lucky, but to be honest, the older I get, the idea of juggling any more than just my wife feels exhausting. How do these guys do it?

Jeff is played by Robert LeBrosse, who was also in 11 Days 11 Nights Part 3, Three for One, Deep Blood, War Baby, Any Time, Any Play, David Schmoeller's Netherworld - which feels on brand - and the Coen Brothers movie Miller's Crossing, which does not. His brother Gordon is actor Jack Ciolino, who only made this one movie, and probably still shows the VHS tape to relatives but fast forwards past all the softcore sex and synth.
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6/10
Excellent realism.
aferdman21 September 2014
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Yes,I have two copies of this flick and the one with English language is laser disc's copy with Chinese/Korean subtitles. Not like D'Amato invented something new here or gave us unusual angle on human stupidity but realism dominates in his New Orleans movies and two main characters playing well and chicks hot and everything in right places at right times. We may say its all outdated but 40 years later I don't see any changes around me, yes, the song of life has same tune. Enough skin to keep viewer begging for more but nothing explicit happens. I am surprised D'Amato gets so little attention from printing studios but, I guess there is a reason behind. There are better entries in my opinion in this field like his "A Lustful Mind" of which I have three copies with different ending.I am not sure why he was jumping from realism to fantasy or to pornography his only strong point was realism anyway.
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