Eugenie... the Story of Her Journey Into Perversion (1970)
"Eugenie" (original title)

A young woman is sold into a life of servitude where she becomes the sexual plaything of a rich and depraved married couple.

Director:

Jesús Franco

Writer:

Harry Alan Towers

Stars:

Maria Rohm, Marie Liljedahl, Jack Taylor

Cast

Cast overview:
Maria Rohm	...	Marianne / Madame Saint Ange
Marie Liljedahl	...	Eugenie
Jack Taylor	...	Mirvel
Christopher Lee	...	Dolmance
Paul Muller	...	Mistival
María Luisa Ponte	...	Madame Mistival (as Ingrid Swenson)
Anney Kablan	...	Augustin (as Kaplan)
Uta Dahlberg	...	Therese
Herbert Fux	...	Hardin
Nino Korda	...	Roches

Storyline

A young woman is sold into a life of servitude where she becomes the sexual plaything of a rich and depraved married couple.

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Plot Keywords:

heart in hand | lesbian kiss | licking nipple | blonde | male rear nudity | 

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Taglines:

Her body is bruised and embraced beyond her wildest dreams...

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Genres:

Horror | Drama

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Certificate:

X

Details

Country:

Spain West Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 1970 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Eugenie... the Story of Her Journey Into Perversion

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hape-Film Company GmbH, Producciones Cinematográficas Balcazar, Video-Tel International Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The part played by Christopher Lee was originally offered to George Sanders, who withdrew through illness. It was then offered to Wolfgang Preiss who also pulled out following the death of his wife in a car crash.

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Connections

Featured in Perversion Stories (2002)

User Reviews

If you like Jess Franco movies you will enjoy this one.

I'm sorry, I just can't be objective about 'Eugenie'. As I already love Jess Franco movies I can't even begin to imagine what someone unfamiliar with his output would make of this one. They'd probably be bored I suppose, but it's difficult to say. If you already groove behind Franco's strange and stylish sexploitation movies you will enjoy this one, loosely based on the Marquis De Sade. Franco regulars Jack Taylor ('Succubus'), Maria Rohm ('The Bloody Judge') and Paul Muller ('Vampyros Lesbos') are on hand, but the main reason to watch this is for the gorgeous Marie Liljedahl, best remembered as the star of 60s erotic cult fave 'Inga', and the appearance of horror legend Christopher Lee. Lee basically did this one as a favour for producer Harry Alan Towers, filmed for one day, and was later shocked to see the nudity that surrounded him. Franco made some borderline hardcore movies in his career, but despite being inspired by De Sade, 'Eugenie' isn't one of them, and is really quite tame. There's lots of nudity, and a bit of whipping, but that's about it. Eugenie's "journey into perversion" mainly appears to involve having her breasts fondled by various people and smoking a funny cigarette, but as Ms. Liljedahl is such a major babe most viewers will not be disappointed. The movie seems to have a much larger budget than many of Franco's other similar movies, and while the ultra-groovy soundtrack isn't as mind-blowing as 'Vampyros Lesbos' it's still very cool. So Franco fans will really dig this one, but newcomers are best advised checking out 'Succubus' or 'Vampyros Lesbos' first. Jess Franco's movies are certainly an acquired taste, but once you get hooked they are a real delight! I've only seen about a dozen out of his 200+ (or is that 300+?) output, and I would put 'Eugenie' somewhere in the middle. Not his best, but still recommended to fans of 1960s Eurosleaze.