When one looks over the horror genre, it’s impossible to ignore the influence that the Italian Giallo subgenre had on the North American film industry, good or bad, because even though those films were similar to American slasher films in the area of violence and exploitation, they were often more lush and colourful than what…
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The Story of O (1975) – Review
The Story of O is a film that explores one of the darker corners of sexuality, where love, obsession, submission and control become increasingly difficult to separate. Based on a notorious French novel, Just Jaeckin’s 1975 adaptation approaches its material less like conventional pornography and more like an attempt to turn erotic decadence into high…