April 16: Filmirage — Give in to the sleaze and write about a Joe D’Amato produced movie. There’s a list here.

This is the last Filmirage movie on my list. Now, I’ve seen all of them and part of me is sad yet part of me feels good that I did it.

What if Filmirage made Henry & June? THEY DID. Well, a rip-off, at least.

I love that this was their chance to do a high-end period picture! Black Emanuelle — Laura Gemser — made the costumes! Peter from Stage Fright is Henry Miller! Martine Brochard from Eyeball is Anais! Her husband Franco Molé (who was in Notturno con grida) directed it! A Gabrielle Tinti cameo! Shot by Giancarlo Ferrando who did Troll 2, Devil Fish and Torso!

Slow down, Sam.

Anais Nin (Martine Brochard, whose career is in non-classy movies made for me like The Nun and the Devil, Murder Obsession and Savage Three) comes into the lives of Henry Miller (David Brandon, Caligula… The Untold Story, Eleven Days, Eleven Nights and many more Joe D’Amato films) and his wife June (Linda Carol, Reform School Girls) and no one will be the same.

This is the only movie that Gianni Silano ever scored and wow, it sounds like the old organ store at the mall. Maybe that makes you remember the past, but it sure is weird music for what is supposed to be a sophisticated sex movie.