This modernized Victorian Era-style porn from France is a good example of how mainstream filmmakers can address erotic cinema, in this case softcore porn (very soft -no frontal nudity), with a style and joie de vivre that is sorely lacking from the current gonzo sensibility.
This filmmaker would several years later succumb to grinding out hardcore trash, when the market in France opened to same, but along with other classy titles in his career like "Dossier Prostitution".
But here he is in his element, injecting welcome humor into a traditional jail-bait genre, where four beautiful young girls living with a pair of equally beautiful mature lady aristocrats, have hijinks in coming of age story fashion.
Main comic relief is afforded by an oversexed doctor whose house calls are so frequent that everyone knows something is up. An aphorisiac sex potion conjured up by the family's loyal Black maid (a character treated with welcome respect here) keeps him ready to perform at a moment's notice.
French fluff like this is taken for granted, but a great deal of craftsmanship went into this picture, loaded with production value sadly absent from erotic epics since. Roy's ability to create interesting characters while never lapsing into pretentiousness or even seriousness is to be lauded, for after all, escapism is the goal.
This filmmaker would several years later succumb to grinding out hardcore trash, when the market in France opened to same, but along with other classy titles in his career like "Dossier Prostitution".
But here he is in his element, injecting welcome humor into a traditional jail-bait genre, where four beautiful young girls living with a pair of equally beautiful mature lady aristocrats, have hijinks in coming of age story fashion.
Main comic relief is afforded by an oversexed doctor whose house calls are so frequent that everyone knows something is up. An aphorisiac sex potion conjured up by the family's loyal Black maid (a character treated with welcome respect here) keeps him ready to perform at a moment's notice.
French fluff like this is taken for granted, but a great deal of craftsmanship went into this picture, loaded with production value sadly absent from erotic epics since. Roy's ability to create interesting characters while never lapsing into pretentiousness or even seriousness is to be lauded, for after all, escapism is the goal.