Comments on classic euro films
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:27 am
Some time ago, a guy asked at VEF for a list of the best five classic films, or five to start with or something.
A number of people contributed, all with American films; only beutelwolf provided a list of five classic euro gems.
I thought I could hardly agree more with him. I like classic vs. modern for a number of reasons many times pointed (or perhaps because I started to watch porn 30+ years ago); and I prefer euro to American as well.
In euro classics, everything is more familiar-looking, so it's easier to fantasize about these ladies and places as my neighbours. Also, in American classics, guys are usually "too much hung" (I mean that Alban is "more my size"), and there are too many just b/g scenes with too much bj footage.
In euro productions, I focus in the lapse 1977-1984. In these years, sort of an standard was agreed. Before that, there are great scenes, but some weird things as well. After that, cheapo productions and compulsory anal scenes began (I prefer anal scenes as a nice dressing, not the main contents of the dish).
Aus dem Tagebuch der Josefine Mutzenbacher was mentioned by beutelbolf. And I believe this is the masterpiece of the number one: Hans Billian, the man who also made Kasimir der Kuckuckskleber and Rosemaries Schleckerland (this one would be so much better without the guy having his ass molested). A complete edition of Billians works between 1976 and 1981, made by the technical staff of Alpha France, and with silly music removed would be just great!
This feature (a guy with his ass molested) also happens in two other great works: La Rabatteuse (France Lomay's defloration scene is superb) and La Clinique des phantasmes (Sophie Duflot is great here, as she was in Secrets d'adolescentes or when she gets pervert Cyril Val in Sweet Young Girls).
What I am not enthusiastic about is the Tegn series, great movies certainly, but I don't like the mixing of hard and soft core, a feature often found in other Scandinavian productions of the time. Fabodjantan is a nice exception, and Porr i scandalskolan has a very nice scene with Kim Frank taking off some uncanny lingerie.
Many names and titles come to mind. Thanks to those who made them!
A number of people contributed, all with American films; only beutelwolf provided a list of five classic euro gems.
I thought I could hardly agree more with him. I like classic vs. modern for a number of reasons many times pointed (or perhaps because I started to watch porn 30+ years ago); and I prefer euro to American as well.
In euro classics, everything is more familiar-looking, so it's easier to fantasize about these ladies and places as my neighbours. Also, in American classics, guys are usually "too much hung" (I mean that Alban is "more my size"), and there are too many just b/g scenes with too much bj footage.
In euro productions, I focus in the lapse 1977-1984. In these years, sort of an standard was agreed. Before that, there are great scenes, but some weird things as well. After that, cheapo productions and compulsory anal scenes began (I prefer anal scenes as a nice dressing, not the main contents of the dish).
Aus dem Tagebuch der Josefine Mutzenbacher was mentioned by beutelbolf. And I believe this is the masterpiece of the number one: Hans Billian, the man who also made Kasimir der Kuckuckskleber and Rosemaries Schleckerland (this one would be so much better without the guy having his ass molested). A complete edition of Billians works between 1976 and 1981, made by the technical staff of Alpha France, and with silly music removed would be just great!
This feature (a guy with his ass molested) also happens in two other great works: La Rabatteuse (France Lomay's defloration scene is superb) and La Clinique des phantasmes (Sophie Duflot is great here, as she was in Secrets d'adolescentes or when she gets pervert Cyril Val in Sweet Young Girls).
What I am not enthusiastic about is the Tegn series, great movies certainly, but I don't like the mixing of hard and soft core, a feature often found in other Scandinavian productions of the time. Fabodjantan is a nice exception, and Porr i scandalskolan has a very nice scene with Kim Frank taking off some uncanny lingerie.
Many names and titles come to mind. Thanks to those who made them!