Coming in December from Full Moon. This kinky, visually dazzling Eurospy fantasia is one of Franco's better films made for Erwin C. Dietrich. 2 Disc- Blu-ray+DVD.
BLUE RITA/DAS FRAUENHAUS, filmed in Paris and featuring Martine Flety and Pamela Stanford as leaders of a criminal organization of female seductresses and spies. The visual style of this Erwin Dietrich-Robert De Nesle production, deploys a lot of colorful costumes, color gel lighting, smoke, mirrors and eye catching filter effects. The women are a bisexual, sadistic, and exhibitionist lot who make a lot of trouble for a Russian spy (Eric Falk) and an undercover female agent sent to break up the operation.
This all plays as a more stylish reconsideration of the plot and style of Franco's Harry Alan Tower's produced THE GIRL FROM RIO (1969). It's much less conventional and more infused with Franco's unique personal style than Towers allowed. Dietrich was a more supportive producer who gave Franco permission to be himself. That means what we have here is a wild eyed action painting, a million light years from a tepid Bond imitation.
The much less supportive Robert De Nesle was co-producer and was very much in attendance during the Parisian shooting according to an interview I did with Pamela Stanford on her work with Franco. She remembered De Nesle literally rushing the cast from location to location between scenes and making sure no time was wasted. He always considered Franco a reliable employee who would deliver a profitable product. Dietrich respected Franco as an artist who would deliver a personalized work in his own time so didn't bother interfering. It would be ideal if the German language track were included, along with the English dub.
(C) Robert Monell, 2023
Product details
Product Dimensions : 7.48 x 5.31 x 1.18 inches
Director : Jess Franco, Jesus Franco
Media Format : Anamorphic, NTSC, Widescreen
Run time : 1 hour and 15 minutes
Release date : December 12, 2023
Actors : Esther Moser, Olivier Mathot, Erik Falk, Pamela Stanford, Sarah Strasberg
Studio : Full Moon Features
ASIN : B0CF39WB42
Number of discs : 2
Best Sellers Rank: #15,181 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
#1,669 in Action & Adventure Blu-ray Discs
