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6/10
Anastasia was a peeping Tom
Wolfgang_Rodenbach29 December 2009
Warning: Spoilers
As this XXX version of the mystery of Anastasia opens, we see the royal Russian family watching black and white film footage of the Russian revolution and talking about the disappearance of young Anastasia. But weren't they all supposed to have kicked the bucket during that conflict? Even weirder is that the group includes Milly D'Abbraccio as Katarina the Great, which seems to be historically implausible. However, since Milly later went into politics, I guess it's fitting for her to play this part. The footage itself (which is also used in several other places in the film) must have been borrowed from one of the many other Anastasia pictures or a similar epic out there.

We the viewers soon find out that Anastasia (Lea Martini) is hiding out in a whorehouse in Paris. One of her clients, Sergei, recognizes her by the three distinctive birthmarks on her right buttock and begins questioning her about her royal family. Naturally for this sort of picture, all of her stories involve a lot of fornication. The first of these is probably the most disturbing, as Anastasia recounts being raped by three soldiers (but this being porn, she soon manages to get into it). The second flashback is of a more comedic nature: a young couple has been caught having sex in the royal gardens and are forced to continue in front of the police officials, who also join in.

Most of the remainder of the films running time concerns more flashbacks as told by Ana, who appears to have made a hobby out of peeping on other people having sex. Also her client seems to be paying a lot of money for just listening to her. In one story she watches two maids fawn over the dead prince, who turns out to be very much alive and able to have a three-way. Next up she tells an anecdote involving Katarinova, who had a knack of entertaining the troops in her luxurious bedroom. The last of her stories involves Rasputin. The Mad Monk is seen degrading a countess and of course nobody notices young Anestasia watching it all from just around the corner or on a staircase. After this her benefactor Sergei has run out of questions at last, so they get down to business.

The costumes are quite impressive, for as long as they stay on, as are the sets. There are also a lot of beautiful women involved which is as it should be but unfortunately the story is weak and repetitive. There is also a distinct lack of closure to the main storyline involving Anastasia and Sergei, but then perhaps I shouldn't be asking too much from a picture like this.

6 out of 10
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