Justine & Juliette (1977)

JUSTINE AND JULIETTE is a modern re-telling of the classic sex tale from the Marquis de Sade. Beautiful actresses Marie Forsa and Anne Bie Warburg play two sisters caught in a web of sex and sensual pleasures.Swedish cinematographer Mac Ahlberg (credited here as Bert Torn) directed this classic erotic film from the 1970s known not only for its beautifully photographed hard-core sex scenes but also as an early film featuring US hardcore star Harry Reems.Presented uncut in the Original Swedish Language with New Removable Subtitles. EXTRAS:Original Uncut Swedish Version16:9 Anamorphic TransferNewly Translated Removable English SubtitlesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: FOREIGN/LATIN UPC: 654930100196 Manufacturer No: 196 Product Description

bad acting in XXX sex scenes

I watched this movie with my girlfriend and although it has tons of XXX explicit sex scenes it didn't turn us really on (maybe the fact that it is in swedish with english subtitles didn't help either), the sex scenes are overacted and simply exagerated (not believable) and non erotic...
Neither of us read the original book by the Marquis de Sade, but I'm sure that he would turn in his grave if he saw this movie!
The story isn't bad, the acting is (mostly), if you are looking for a cheap 70's porn movie with lots of pubic hair and overdue sex acting scenes this is the movie for you! July 11, 2008

Loved it!

What can I say but... grindhouse?!

This is a move that you take with a grain of salt. It's humorous, it's juvenille, and it's oh so entertaining!

My favorite part has to be the orgy going on on-stage at a club where they're retelling the biblical story of Lot and his wife. Shocking - but great! March 19, 2008

Justine & Juliette

First off the quality of this was good & bad.Bright shots & faded parts.However all in all..for this feature..it was pretty good.Widescreen helped to make it...more to see.However the only thing that saved it was the beauitful..Marie Forsa.In the credits she goes by Marie Lynn.She made "Girl meets Girl".Her best was..."BUTTERFLIES".Granted she's over 30 years older now..but in her day she makes Paris Hilton a rag doll.Ms.Forsa...your still a beauitful woman.For you Marie Forsa fans out there..I would say purchase it.She's worth the watch! July 22, 2007

Why bother?

It's hard to tell just what the point if any this movie was trying to make. There are scenes which contain cheap disjointed porn and then moral comments
This "film" really was a waste of money and at best should be rented and not bought April 9, 2007

Vintage Swedish erotica from 1975... Starring teen hottie Marie Forså... Disappointing DVD transfer

This was rather disappointing. The film is touted as a modern day re-telling of the classic twin novels "Justine" and "Juliette" by the Marquis de Sade. The novels are classics of S&M literature as well as socio-philosophical treatises in their own right. Sadly all the sadomasochistic content has been stripped out from this film version. What we are left with is the basic story outline; two orphan girls left alone in a cruel world to fend for themselves. The philosophical underpinning, that this world rewards vice and punishes virtue has also been cast aside to accomodate the more socially acceptable conclusion - virtue will be rewarded. The scene has been updated to 1970s Sweden. Sweet, innocent Justine is played by Swedish teen hottie Marie Forså and Juliette is played by Anne Bie Warburg. And they are the main reasons to watch this film.

The film serves mainly as an excuse for these delectable hotties to get naked and naughty. There is a lot of nudity and hardcore sex. Harry Reems (Deepthroat) is not here for nothing. This is triple-X material which I didn't expect to see on Amazon but I'm not complaining. Marie Forså appears under the name Maria Lynn. She is adorable but not at her most winsome here. As Justine the prude, she sulks too much and is unhappy most of the time. When she finally does smile, the screen literally lights up. To see her at her finest, watch her in Joseph Sarno's "Girl on Girl" trilogy (softcore).

The film itself is played out as a sex comedy. Harry Reems is Don Miller, an American millionaire who has willed that whichever prostitute he dies in the saddle with, will inherit his entire fortune. Juliette (Warburg) works in the brothel where he cavorts and she, like all the other girls, try their darndest to get him to croak in the sack. Of course, it is finally up to the sweetly innocent Justine (Forså) to do the trick. Shoring up this pretty lame plot are generous helpings of wholly gratuitous sex - 70s vintage with bushes galore and as many blowjobs, cumshots and penetration-shots as in any standard porno flick. The angelic Marie Forså of course, as per her contract, is never shown in anything explicit. Still, she is the reason to watch this and she doesn't disappoint.

The film transfer from Impulse Pictures is disappointing. It is presented in its original 1.66:1 aspect ratio, pillarboxed into a 16:9 anamorphic frame (enhanced for widescreen TV). However, little to no restoration has been done. The print looks old. Nicks, specks and scratches abound. The picture is grainy and soft. The colour is faded and dull. Black level is set to a dull grey. Colour-timing is wholly inconsistent. Flesh tones vary from shot to shot, ranging from pallid white, to pink, to purplish, to orange. Some scenes have a cold bluish cast. Others have a warm yellow-orange look. It may not trouble the average porn viewer but it will drive cinephiles up the wall. I will not be buying anything from Impulse Pictures again. This film needs a proper restoration under the likes of Blue Underground or Severin. It is presented with its original Swedish mono track. Optional English subtitles are provided. There are absolutely no Extras. Not really recommendable unless you're a dedicated fan of the lovely Miss Forså and even then, I'd gladly dump this version for a new remastering when it comes along. February 16, 2007

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