The session: "Porno Month...Well, Sort of: de Sade Month"
We watch films inspired by the works of the Marquis de Sade.
Week 4: I, Marquis De Sade (1967)
Directed by Richard Hilliard
My Impressions Going In:
I had never heard of this.
Plot:
Convicted of murder, a psychotic writer, believing himself to be the Marquis de Sade, remembers his exploits
Reaction and Other Folderol:
I really puzzled over this grade. IMdS can't really be said to be a good movie. The story is thin, the acting is uninspired. And it's really frickin' ugly. But there was something about it that had me interested. Enough that I still found myself thinking about it days later.
It was really odd how the script worked its way around Los Angeles, cutting back and forth between the unfolding story and the protagonist in jail, with his de Sade fantasies. The ugliness (both visual and plotwise) reminded me of a Russ Myers film. And I kept reliving the final scene.
It's not a good film. But it is interesting.
Ratings
Me: 6
Bob-O: 5.5
Dave: 8
Ethan: 4
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