DVD : Marquis de Sade's Justine
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0827058103091
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Blue Underground
Manufacturer: Blue Underground
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Blue Underground
Release Date: January 27, 2004
Running Time: 124 minutes
Sales Rank: 64873
Studio: Blue Underground
Theatrical Release Date: 1968
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If you know what you are going to be seeing before you view it, this movie is well worth purchasing. I bought it for the campy, artsy quality that it possesses. But I think you really have to enjoy watching 60's type films to appreciate it as there are numerous disjointed leaps from one scene into another. The soundtrack is somewhat gravelly at times but it can be lived with. Romina Power is excellent as Justine and Jack Palance is hilarious in a creepy kind of way as the mad monk. Yes, the movie is downright strange, but that is to expected and lends to the beauty of this classic flick. The extras at the end are nicely put together. The poster and stills section is well done, as well as the French trailer.
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I hope you weren't planning on seeing anything remotely related to the Marquis de Sade's great work "Justine" in this film. This is practically a completely different story, the most this movie should say is that it's inspired by "Justine" not that it IS "Justine". This most certainly is not "Justine". If you want to see "Justine" go pick up the French film "Justine de Sade" that is far more faithful to the original story. This "Justine" by Franco is a very artistic version and they take a lot of artistic license, to the point where they completely change the ending and have a "happily ever after" version. I think Sade would consider this an insult.
I have no illusions that filming a De Sade film in the 60's would prove to be quite difficult in terms of censorship, heck it was even more of a problem for the author himself... as we all know of his prison sentence for it. So, in some ways, I'm not surprised they took a lot out, but to change such drastic amounts of the story... I don't know, I'm just not sold on it. A few of the more memorable moments are certainly there, like the band of thugs with Dubois after the prison break, Justine being taken in by the guy that wanted to kill his aunt (though it's his wife in this film) and the monks at the monastery. However, this is very much a softly erotic film and barely touches on the atrocities De Sade talked about (thought probably quite explicit by that times standards). I don't mind that they took out the brutality ... Read More
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I normally like most of Jess Franco's exploitation films (e.g. Venus In Furs, Vampyros Lesbos, She Killed in Ecstasy), but "Justine" was just not quite up to his usual standard. Franco made plenty of costume dramas such as this, but unless I'm mistaken, this the one of his few literary adaptations. While "Venus in Furs" is a classic by the notorious Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, the film really takes off in a different direction and Franco brings enough fresh ideas that the film works.
I suppose it was inevitable that Franco would, at some point, try to adapt The Marquise de Sade. Since Pasolini already gave us the definitive vision of "Salo" and since "Juliette" is waaay too long for a film, I suppose that leaves "Justine" as the only available Sade work. As long as the film or the director has something interesting to bring to the project, I'm not one to get bothered by a loose adaptation. Unfortunately, Franco changes only what will make it convenient for him and the essence of Sade's work is lost.
The whole point of "Justine" is that she stands by her morals and propriety, never wavering, and finds nothing but cruelty and pain. Franco imposes masochistic pleasure on her, thus making the whole story meaningless. It's like Moby Dick, but instead of hunting a whale, Captain Ahab decides to just enjoy sailing around the ocean.
If you're familiar with Sade, you'll find this film frustrating. If you don't know Sade, but typically enjoy Franco's work, I'm ... Read More
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Romina Power is interesting to watch in this flick, but overall, the story needs more help then she can deliver.
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Interesting, but not enough to hold my interest. I prefered the original boooks of DeSade.
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