L'harem (1967)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Marco Ferreri

Writers:

Rafael Azcona (story) &
Marco Ferreri (story) ...

Release Date:

6 October 1967 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Plot:

A seductive woman pushes three men to the limits toying with their sexual desires and male pride. |

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Absurd Humor | Bizarre | Nude Model | Erotica

Cast

Carroll Baker	...	Margherita
Gastone Moschin	...	Gianni
Renato Salvatori	...	Gaetano
Michel Le Royer	...	Mike
William Berger	...	Mario (as Bill Berger)
Clotilde Sakaroff

Also Known As:

Her Harem (USA)
Le harem (France)
The Harem (UK) (video title)

Runtime:

Italy:100 min

Country:

France | Italy | West Germany

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15 (video version)

Company:

Sancro International Film

transgressive

Carroll Baker strides confidently through this potentially transgressive film. Indeed in the mid sixties this probably did cause more than a ripple of concern/delight from the cinema audience. For a man to maintain a string of lovers with some or all of those women knowingly complicit has always been more or less acceptable, certainly if he is famous or rich enough. The same for a woman, ah there's the rub. But for a time such issues were seriously pondered and this film is clearly a product of such thought, even though Mr Ferreri is intent upon asserting his belief in 'true nature' in the end. So viewing this very well made film now it is necessary to at least consider the possibility of Carroll Baker's harem otherwise it will make no sense. Good writing, good acting, good looking lady and good jazzy score from Morricone.