If you really watch and listen to it. It's about making a perfumeIf you really watch and listen to it. It's about making a perfumeIf you really watch and listen to it. It's about making a perfume
- Awards
- 8 wins
Storyline
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- TriviaOne of the few films produced in this style of filming and "action" sequencing. It uses a very abstract artistic views to something that has been done a million times before but gives a new spin to it.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Zazel: [phone rings, interrupting artist at work] Hello?
Rodrigo Olivetti: Hello, Zazel?
Zazel: Yes?
Rodrigo Olivetti: Hi. This is Rodrigo Olivetti at Nuance Fragrances.
Zazel: Hi. How are you?
Rodrigo Olivetti: Great. We're excited about your new project. We've decided to go with your proposal for a new perfume. The most sensually arousing fragrance ever.
Zazel: That's fantastic.
Rodrigo Olivetti: I think we should name it after you, Zazel.
Zazel: What would the sub-text be?
[inspired:]
Zazel: The Scent Of Love.
Rodrigo Olivetti: Absolutely. We'd like to release it this spring.
Zazel: Of course.
Rodrigo Olivetti: We can wire your advance today, as soon as the contracts are finalized.
Zazel: That's fantastic.
Rodrigo Olivetti: Good luck. I'll call you again.
Zazel: Okay, bye.
- Alternate versionsThe UK release was cut, the distributor were required to remove one scene of sexualised violence in accordance with BBFC policy in order to obtain an R18 classification. An uncut classification was not available.
As a matter of fact, if there's anything predictable or pedestrian about the movie, it must be the unifying premise tying together its out of left field flights of fancy. Tortured artiste Zazel, portrayed by ravishing raven-tressed Sasha Vinni who had also decorated Mond's virgin cinematic effort, has to come up with an innovative ad campaign for a new perfume and looks towards nature as well as iconography both religious and pagan for inspiration. Breathless voice over blubbering portentous purple prose that sounds profound but means squat aside, that's it as far anything resembling a proper plot's concerned, but the images will absolutely take your breath away. Vinni emerges from a crystal pool, painted bright blue and wearing a gold turban as a Hindu love goddess, slowly seducing blond, busty Grace Harlow. Former Vivid contract star Lené Hefner, who proved herself a decent actress under the tutelage of Paul Thomas in movies like MASK and CONTROL, sensually submits to the probing caresses of tattoo artist Devin Wolf (Jenna Jameson's boyfriend from Brad Armstrong's wonderful DREAM QUEST) in a tantalizing tribute to Japanese classic IREZUMI. The tiger and orchid body painting interludes provide a stunning "trompe l'oeil" (which literally means : to deceive the eye) effect that viewers will never forget.
With ANGELS & DEMONS raking it in at the box office as I write this, Mond provides his personal interpretation of both. The sepia-saturated cherub climax is something to behold as it answers the age old theology conundrum whether angels possess genitals or not. Guess what ? They do, even if they're not their own as Anna Romero and Kevin James "stunt doubled" for the penetration parts as Antonio Valentino proved unable, unwilling or probably just uninvited to sully Sapphic sirens Vinni, Helena and Brooke Lane, who displayed no such qualms in Michael Ninn's FOREVER NIGHT and SHAYLA'S WEB. Ironically, this heavily doctored tableau went on to win AVN's Best Group Sex Scene award, thereby unwittingly scoring another triumph for its behind the scenes technical prowess. Romero returns to chew up the scenery, among other things, as a scarlet devil woman, beheading Sasha and employing her severed noggin for oral gratification ! Still, my personal choice for best of show would be the black and white coupling of Gina LaMarca and Jon Severini, which really does look like some pretentious perfume ad, with the added appeal of the pervasive passion these real life lovers so obviously share. For those of you, like me, enamored of this delectable duo, they supplied a very modest repeat performance in Armstrong's palatable BREEDERS prior to calling it quits on the porno front.
Mere words can't do justice to the sheer level of perfection Mond and his tremendously talented collaborators bring to each aspect of production, all to glorify the beauty of its ladies to the hilt. Yet rather than with Andrew Blake, to whose increasingly tepid universe we forcibly return through continuous critic comparison, these women explore their innate earth mother wantonness rather than stand around looking bored amid designer interiors ! Coloring each sequence with an appropriate musical tone, the amazingly eclectic Dino and Earl Ninn (formerly Double Vision, but settling on their current monikers courtesy of their fruitful association with fine filmmaker Michael) still manage to outdo themselves, impressive track record notwithstanding. Reeling from both actual achievement and awesome audience response, Mond took a full decade to return to movies with the astonishing INSEXTS and the Club Jenna blockbuster SINEMA.
- Nodriesrespect
- May 21, 2009
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Box office
- Budget
- $237,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 5 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 4:3