(933) INHIBITION (1976) a 'Lost' Great Erotic Masterpiece Uncut!
3656DVD
A
'Lost' - Virtually Unknown - Yet Absolutely Great Erotic Film
Original
Italian title: INIBIONE [Inhibition]
Original German title: DEIN WILDER ERBEERMUND [Your Wild Strawberry
Mouth]
director: Paolo Poeti
(as Paul Price)
starring: Claudine Beccarie · Ivan Rassimov · Ilona Staller · Cesare
Barro · Adolfo Caruso · Patrizia Gori
After
years of sexual brutalization at the hands of her sadistic husband and
his friends, wealthy heiress Carol Levis struggles to regain her sense
of identity after his death. As a result, not only does Carol become
ruthless in business, but she also finds pleasure in humiliating her
young secretary, Anna. When Carol attempts to exert her sexual power
over rogue adventurer Peter Smart, he turns the tables on her.
With
this project, Claudine Beccarie had hopes of a major career change.
Previously, she had become one of the biggest stars in French porn (starring
in 40+ XXX productions between 1972-78). Now, Claudine wanted to cross
into legitimate cinema with this film. It was her first starring role
in a mainstream motion picture[albeit an erotic motion
picture] and she delivered a performance with an authenticity never
displayed in her hardcore work. Her character is complex far beyond
typical for this type a film, shifting effortlessly from pathos, to
anger and ultimately to vulnerability. However, when INHIBITION was
released in France, the Paris distributor inserted various hardcore
scenes (from some of her previous movies) into the film, derailing Claudine's
wish to be considered a serious actress. She vehemently protested by
going on hunger-strike in front of the theater. But her efforts proved
fruitless - causing a wave of negative publicity for her personally
- and bringing her career to a screeching halt. Hoping to capitalize
on her 'unhinged' persona, Eurocine Studios hired Claudine for
a series of Naziplotation movies (includingNATHALIE
ESCAPE FROM HELL, TRAIN
FOR HITLER and ELSA
FRAULEIN SS) before she vanished from public life forever.
Interestingly,
the costar here - Ilona Staller - took the opposite approach, leaving
legitimate cinema (after a decade of making films like the lurid FIVE
WOWEN FOR A KILLER, Brunello Rondi's I
PROSSENETI
[The Pimps] and the controversial thriller BESTIALIA)
for a more lucrative life of hardcore porn and eventually politics (under
the pseudonym Cicciolina).
An
Italian film with English subtitles; widescreen format, totally uncut
version (101 min.), DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC, playable on any American
machine.
Violence/Nudity/Sexual
brutality/S&M/Strong Sexual Scenes/Lesbianism:
For Adult Audiences
