A wonderfully photographed erotic fairytale. A succesful woman and her younger-teenage brother. A love that can never be exposed or fulfilled... The film is a journey through forbidden emotions and desires. Definitely a film-to-watch for all the fans of erotic cinema...
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unerotic melo
goblinhairedguy24 April 2003
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Don't be fooled by the promos. This is just another pretty, formulaic exercise in voyeuristic (but not erotic) Italian soap operatics. Like so many in this line, it pretends to negotiate a daring theme, while providing enough symbolism and eye candy to make it seem superficially profound. The leading lady plays it straight, but Samperi couldn't even make Laura Antonelli erotic.
too hot to dub!
garwy24 August 2001
i watched this in english as the 'dark side of love'.
both the dubbing and the sleeve conceal the (crucial) information that the lead female and male characters are brother and sister, referring to patrizia as a 'governess'.
while not a great film (some of the setting is lazy and a few of the scenes use nudity to cover for slack characterisation) it is a film with several near unique virtues.
the sub-incest theme is not handled pruriently, instead the reticence of the two lead characters pushes them towards a talked flirtation (patrizia's brother talks her into a series of sexual adventures, she in turn talks to him about her sexual history).
adding a clearly imaginary dimension to a straight skin-flick produces something a lot richer than either would have been on its own.
definitely a must watch, if only for the way it makes you re-evaluate your response to so many other erotic movies
both the dubbing and the sleeve conceal the (crucial) information that the lead female and male characters are brother and sister, referring to patrizia as a 'governess'.
while not a great film (some of the setting is lazy and a few of the scenes use nudity to cover for slack characterisation) it is a film with several near unique virtues.
the sub-incest theme is not handled pruriently, instead the reticence of the two lead characters pushes them towards a talked flirtation (patrizia's brother talks her into a series of sexual adventures, she in turn talks to him about her sexual history).
adding a clearly imaginary dimension to a straight skin-flick produces something a lot richer than either would have been on its own.
definitely a must watch, if only for the way it makes you re-evaluate your response to so many other erotic movies
Decent portrayal of a pretty intense concept.
tomayoga8 September 2023
Not sure what to say but I saw this and it actually was pretty erotic and maybe because the actress is absolutely stunning. I think she may have one of the most nicest figures too of anyone I have seen on the screen and in real life! That being said...what transpires between these two is kind of twisted and the underlying theme seems to be the sister is a bit of a control freak that wants her brother to be attracted to her. Acting was pretty good, the male actor seemed not quite as well drawn a portrayal. With a sister that attractive most men probably would end up having some similar reactions maybe. The movie did feel sometimes a bit of a tease as far as how it plays out. Even with that being said I think this is one of the best of this category. I have not seen all of them but enough to say this one is one of my favorites. The end seemed a bit lacking though. I am always wondering why there actually isn't better movies made about this subject as it is something that seems popular with other types of entertainment if you catch my drift. Sometimes I think the movie industry gets really into a rut as they make their 15th Transformer redux and meanwhile Blade Runner one of the best movies ever made took 40 years to get their sequel!!! Its just a reflection of the general decline in our civilization and people are just wallowing in their lives of quiet desperation. Its strange how this site wants us to type so much letters and words as I can usually dig deep and find enough random stuff to say, but its still not enough to keep spitting out random phrases and paragraphs and sentences etc. Wow my limit is still not reached and I am getting writers block. Well at least its nice and cool in the library here today. It was a nice day to come in after my little swim at my local water hole.
Released in French North America on NTSC VHS videotape......No DVD Release....
guerritorefilms6 January 2009
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This film was released on NTSC VHS videotape in North America by Sovicom Distribution in 1989 with the French title..... LES PLAISIRS INTERDITS....It had a small distribution in Quebec and the French speaking areas of Eastern Canada and the northeastern USA......It was released in French Language with no English Subtitles.....It is no longer In Print and is rarely seen in French Canadian video stores.....the Ex-Rentals are generally poor quality and and the original tape has often been replaced........It was released with a French language jacket with a picture of Monica Guerritore on the front and three stills from the film on the back of the jacket......Directed by Salvatore Samperi and stars Monica Guerritore, Lorenzo Lena, Saverio Vallone ....the run time of the North American release is 1 hour 32 minutes............Contains extensive nudity........."The complex relationship between Patrizia, a beautiful successful fashion-designer (Monica Guerritore) and her brother, (Lorenzo Lena) an introvert, hypochondriacal youth, who spends his days watching TV ....Patrizia's brother talks her into a series of adventures which he likes to photograph, she in turn talks to him about her sexual history......"
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