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Cecilia  (1982)

Rich, bored Cecilia is a fairly unlikable bitch who enjoys stripping in front of her servants, teasing them, and getting them fired.  One day, her former employees, a group of brothers, decide to get their revenge.  One brother picks her up after a boating excursion and delivers her right into the hands of the others who proceed to rape her in the back seat of her own car.  Sex film rules and porno shenanigans firmly in play, she, of course, becomes aroused and begins to respond with lust and excitement. With her sexual passions reawakened, a naked Cecilia drives home to her husband.  They make mad, passionate love.  She then tells him all the details of her violation.  Andre vows murderous revenge.  Yet, she doesn’t want an act of retribution.  Instead she proposes that they enter into an open marriage filled with sexual adventure.  It will bring them closer together.  Andre isn’t so sure though.  After much macho posturing, Cecilia and a confidant orchestrate an encounter for the hesitant hubby and the sexy romp begins.  Can their marriage really become stronger or will their philandering tear them apart and destroy Cecilia? 

As far as the sex scenes go, I found them to be pretty tame and standard, until the sex party scene.  As the film progresses, there is a sense that things are getting out of control more

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Wool 100%  (2006)

One day, the two sisters discover a wicker chest filled with bright red balls of yarn.  Of course, they bring it home and happily admire it as they sketch and color each ball for their ledger.  But these balls of yarn already have an owner.  They were never discarded; they were just waiting to be found.  Later that night, loud noises wake up the sisters.  An intruder has some how managed to get past the mountains of junk to get into their home.   They find a young, naked girl feverishly knitting the red yarn.  When she finishes her sloppy red sweater, she quickly pulls it on and passes out. When she comes to, she begins to scream—a loud, growling, agonizing scream which echoes throughout the house, shaking pictures from walls and clutter from tables—“Damn! I have to knit it again!”  This will happen again and again.  The sisters’ world of compulsive collecting and isolation will be completely disrupted.  Dubbed “Knit Again” by the pair, this slightly deranged creature will demolish everything they have created. 

In this quietly odd film, there are long stretches of time without much, if any dialogue.  Playful and surreal marching music alleviates some of the silence, but the audience is really just a patient observer, a child watching the tale of this broken secret world unfold.  There is plenty to see.  The actresses are skilled (read more at Bloodtype Online)

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Female Demon Ohyaku  (1968)

Yoshihiro Ishikawa’s female swordplay classic Female Demon Ohyaku (1968) is definitely a film to get excited about.  It opens with a bridge and a sobbing woman--never a good sign in a Japanese film.  Wasting no time, the woman attempts to fling herself and her small daughter into the raging waters below.  The daughter survives, but the audience knows her life will be shrouded in shame.  Mom was a big whore and her daughter Ohyaku, played by the beautiful Junko Miyazono, grows up to be a con-artist geisha, increasingly angered by the way men take advantage of women.  Her lousy attitude (i.e. she won’t put out) quickly gets her into trouble with a wealthy government man.   

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