Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure
(1964)
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Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure
(1964)
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Letícia Román | ... | |
| Miriam Hopkins | ... |
Mrs. Maude Brown
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| Ulli Lommel | ... |
Charles
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Chris Howland | ... |
Mr. Norbert
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Helmut Weiss | ... |
Mr. Dinklespieler
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Alexander D'Arcy | ... |
Admiral
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Karin Evans | ... |
Martha
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| Christiane Schmidtmer | ... |
Fiona
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Hilde Sessak | ... |
Mrs. Snow
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Walter Giller | ... |
Hemingway
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Veronica Ericson | ... |
Emily
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Billy Frick | ... |
Percival
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Cara Garnett | ... |
Phoebe
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Heidi Hansen | ... |
Fenella
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Rena Horten | ... |
Prostitute
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Young, pretty and innocent Fanny Hill has lost her parents and must find her way in life amidst the perils of turbulent 18th century London. She is fortunate enough to find rapidly a place as chambermaid of the effusive Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Brown lives in a large house teeming with female "relatives" in négligée and with very relaxed manners. She also insists that Fanny meets alone various gentlemen who show an ardent interest in Fanny. Written by Eduardo Casais <eduardo.casais@nokia.com>
Inane dialogue in this Russ Meyer burlesque farce/love story....but the naughty subject matter and low cut dresses were probably enough to keep the viewing public interested. Our innocent little Italian-born star, Leticia Roman plays Fanny Hill, who is looking for work, and ends up boarding in a house full of "female cousins". Roman had made GI Blues, along with 8 other films prior to this one. The fast carnival-type music, the hair-dos, and the costumes tip us off that this will be an odd period piece. Mrs. Brown (Miriam Hopkins) takes Fanny in, and claims that the residents and the visitors are all related, which adds another weird dimension to the plot. Try to catch the new lyrics to "London Bridge is Falling Down" as they frolic at the king's palace....Later, Fanny meets the dashing sailor "Charles", and when separated, Fanny is devastated. This 1964 version is one hour 45 minutes, and goes on way too long. The 1968 subtitled Swedish version remake is actually easier to watch, since it's in color, only 91 minutes, and has a more cohesive script.