
Watched as part of a larger project im currently working on…So to keep it brief.
This is a HELL of a picture. debauched, sadistic and twisted in the most delightful ways. Robert Sickinger puts his extensive knowledge of set and cast direction to the best of use here in realising the twisted harem of a mad man.
Dancing the line PERFECTLY between steamy eroticism and hardcore, its a minimalist piece (1 set and 1 location shoot for the most part) that feels rich, sumptuous and downright impressive honestly. While the location footage doesnt *quite* manage to capture victorian london. the set work is very impressive.
The English accents are quite impressive, though they do wobble in places and a couple of the cast basically dont even bother. But thats fine, this films quite acidic in tone and still rather controversial nearly 50 years on. Its geared more towards a BDSM audience. So your milage may vary, but I thought this was technically impressive and it astounded me that the director only ever shot one more film before returning to an on/off career in the theater. Wild.