Very atmospheric in nature. Reminds me, in a certain way, of Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut" with Tom Cruse and Nicole Kidman. Draghixa is quite endearing in her role as the ingenue and was certainly at her most most devastatingly beautiful at this juncture in her short porn career. I have it on my hard disk and still click on it occasionally, sometimes only to watch the erotic solo dance number that serves as the background for the opening credits. Excellent, fast-paced direction with exceptional acting, especially for a porn flick. Definitely a movie that a woman will appreciate for all kinds of reasons. This movie is terrifically difficult to find and my DVD copy is obviously one made from a VHS tape; however, I have not found that the marginal quality of it has detracted from my enjoyment.
5 Reviews
Pretty good for a porn movie...
Ganja_SonicPixie1 January 2000
This movie is one of the rare porn movies with some half-decent plot...It also has a special atmosphere...and not too much macho-s**t. I think this movie would appeal to female audience too. I recommend it, but let's be real too- this IS a porn movie---so don't expect TOO much.
Another title I could recommend is "Latex"
Another title I could recommend is "Latex"
# 54 : for a french, nothing new from Dorcel
lamegabyte13 January 2018
With Dorcel movies, it's always the same things, characters, places: a young woman is taken to the country where rich family uses and abuses her in their sexual hobby: so you got castle, old furnitures, chic lingerie, maids, servants, orgies, dwarf, . The stars of this movie, Draghixa and Lydia Channel left me totally cold. Erika is really beautiful but except her bath scene, her sex scenes are uninspired and lacks from natural desire.
Stylish Adult Film
blossoms-733-38758012 September 2013
Warning: Spoilers
I have never reviewed a porn movie before and don't expect to again, but as a woman I was impressed by Le Parfume de Mathilde. This atmospheric film takes place in a French château, where the master of the castle, Sir Remy, struggles to forget the memories of his former wife. He decides to marry a virgin, Mathilde, and along with some prurient friends, sets out to corrupt the naive Mathilde.
The plot isn't too complex and of course, there is a lot of sex, but we do see the story unfold through the eyes of Mathilde. Everyone from Sir Remy to the housekeeping staff is as energetic as rabbits. The denouement takes place in a large castle chamber, where Mathilde is "prepared" by Sir Remy's...deflowering assistant. The assistant is quickly shoved aside and dismissed when he hurts her and Sir Remy then consummates the marriage with Mathilde. Although I don't appreciate rape scenes or passively acquiescent female characters in any film, the scene was brief and Mathilde, after being socialized to life in the château later on, seems to enjoy her new role as mistress of the castle.
This film has a few key traits that makes it stand out for me: it is a low budget French porn with an actual plot filmed in a château in the French countryside in the early 1990s. This fact alone should garner it a cult following. And the addition of the attractive Draghixa and Lydia Chanel should elevate it to the pantheon of great porn films (if such a thing exists) of all time.
The plot isn't too complex and of course, there is a lot of sex, but we do see the story unfold through the eyes of Mathilde. Everyone from Sir Remy to the housekeeping staff is as energetic as rabbits. The denouement takes place in a large castle chamber, where Mathilde is "prepared" by Sir Remy's...deflowering assistant. The assistant is quickly shoved aside and dismissed when he hurts her and Sir Remy then consummates the marriage with Mathilde. Although I don't appreciate rape scenes or passively acquiescent female characters in any film, the scene was brief and Mathilde, after being socialized to life in the château later on, seems to enjoy her new role as mistress of the castle.
This film has a few key traits that makes it stand out for me: it is a low budget French porn with an actual plot filmed in a château in the French countryside in the early 1990s. This fact alone should garner it a cult following. And the addition of the attractive Draghixa and Lydia Chanel should elevate it to the pantheon of great porn films (if such a thing exists) of all time.
Soap Opera Porno Written By Jean Rollin.
paulofullmoon15 May 2023
This was the first (and probably the last) title from "notorious" XXX producer Marc Dorcel that I watched. Actually, my only reason to check this was the involvement of Jean Rollin as a scriptwriter. Some sources say he also helped Dorcel to direct this, but I am not so sure. The fact is that the only thing resembling the cinema of Rollin is the presence of a beautiful castle.
Being produced in the 90s, the film had to be shot on video and that is one of the problems. The video technology at the period was still very poor and, despite the above average budget for a "movie" of the genre, the image is ugly. It looks like a soap opera, not like a real movie. Dorcel is known for producing "porno-chic", but there is nothing very "chic" here, except for the aforementioned castle.
The "plot" is more "developed" than usual, but it is still far from being minimally solid. I wonder what motivated Rollin to put his name in such a project, but I am glad this is the only porn video he was involved with.
What about the actings? Well, in the 70s and 80s, the genre counted with real actresses, people who many times entered porn after failing in achieving a career in mainstream cinema. However, after the video "revolution", actresses were replaced by models and any vestige of acting skills vanished. That is the case of Draghixa, the protagonist of "Le Parfum de Mathilde". The poor girl can't even breath in a convincing way. However, the award for worst "actress" has to go to the gorgeous Erika Bella. She constantly looks at the camera (?) doing "sexy" expressions, but looks just ridiculous. And her all-girl scene with Simona Valli is a good example of how unconvincing lesbian action is in these productions. Just giving a real kiss in another woman seems much more difficult than engaging in sodomy for these girls!
The music, composed by Dorcel himself, is better than the library medíocre pieces typically used in the genre, but the feeling of soap opera is never surpassed.
As a final note, there is no perfum in the plot, so the title is nonsense. Not even a symbolic meaning can be attributed to it.
In short, for a porn video, this is a classic, but for a real movie, it is a catastrophe.
Being produced in the 90s, the film had to be shot on video and that is one of the problems. The video technology at the period was still very poor and, despite the above average budget for a "movie" of the genre, the image is ugly. It looks like a soap opera, not like a real movie. Dorcel is known for producing "porno-chic", but there is nothing very "chic" here, except for the aforementioned castle.
The "plot" is more "developed" than usual, but it is still far from being minimally solid. I wonder what motivated Rollin to put his name in such a project, but I am glad this is the only porn video he was involved with.
What about the actings? Well, in the 70s and 80s, the genre counted with real actresses, people who many times entered porn after failing in achieving a career in mainstream cinema. However, after the video "revolution", actresses were replaced by models and any vestige of acting skills vanished. That is the case of Draghixa, the protagonist of "Le Parfum de Mathilde". The poor girl can't even breath in a convincing way. However, the award for worst "actress" has to go to the gorgeous Erika Bella. She constantly looks at the camera (?) doing "sexy" expressions, but looks just ridiculous. And her all-girl scene with Simona Valli is a good example of how unconvincing lesbian action is in these productions. Just giving a real kiss in another woman seems much more difficult than engaging in sodomy for these girls!
The music, composed by Dorcel himself, is better than the library medíocre pieces typically used in the genre, but the feeling of soap opera is never surpassed.
As a final note, there is no perfum in the plot, so the title is nonsense. Not even a symbolic meaning can be attributed to it.
In short, for a porn video, this is a classic, but for a real movie, it is a catastrophe.
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