I have a very scratched copy of this film from 1972 with a tacked-on opening warning viewers of the dangers of promiscuity and venereal diseases, and added scary documentary on syphilis.
Though slow-paced at times, the late-60s atmosphere is exciting and Nathalie Nesle is charming and lovely. She goes out behind her boyfriend's back, watches a hipster artist, Stephan, paint daisies on a beautiful blonde, after which he gives her a tacky painting of himself. In no time she goes to his studio, models for him, and ends up sleeping with him. This is where a doctor talking about the dangers of VD is spliced in. Ten minutes later, it's back to the movie. :) SPOILER :) In the end, she leaves the blase Stephan, and goes back to
Maurice, whom she really loves. One of those lost films.
Something Weird Video put it out in the early 90s, but it's long out-of-print now. Typical European coming-of-age trash. *** out of *****
Though slow-paced at times, the late-60s atmosphere is exciting and Nathalie Nesle is charming and lovely. She goes out behind her boyfriend's back, watches a hipster artist, Stephan, paint daisies on a beautiful blonde, after which he gives her a tacky painting of himself. In no time she goes to his studio, models for him, and ends up sleeping with him. This is where a doctor talking about the dangers of VD is spliced in. Ten minutes later, it's back to the movie. :) SPOILER :) In the end, she leaves the blase Stephan, and goes back to
Maurice, whom she really loves. One of those lost films.
Something Weird Video put it out in the early 90s, but it's long out-of-print now. Typical European coming-of-age trash. *** out of *****
