The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann (1974)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Radley Metzger

Writer:

Jake Barnes (story)

Release Date:

30 May 1975 (Denmark)

Genre:

Adult

Plot:

A housewife is tracked by a private investigator hired by her wealthy husband. |

Plot Keywords:

Nude Girl | Hardcore | Cult Favorite | Labia | Explicit Sex

Cast

Barbara Bourbon	...	Pamela Mann
Sonny Landham	...	Political Candidate
Darby Lloyd Rains	...	Rapist
Marc Stevens	...	First Guy with Pamela
Eric Edwards	...	Frank
Kevin Andre	...	Frank's First Client
Day Jason	...	Mr. Mann's Receptionist (as Naomi Jason)
Alan Marlow	...	Pamela's Husband
Jamie Gillis	...	Rapist (as Jamey Gillis)
Levi Richards	...	Hiram Wood (as John Ashton)
Georgina Spelvin	...	Linda

Also Known As:

The Afternoons of Pamela Mann (USA) (short title)
The True Story of Pamela Mann (USA) (bowdlerized title)

Runtime:

USA:83 min (uncut version) | USA:75 min (DVD version) | Finland:38 min (heavily cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:R18 (2005 - ) | Finland:K-18 (heavily cut) (1982) | Sweden:15 | USA:X

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Hudson Valley Films

Trivia:

The DVD release of this film is missing footage of the rape of Barbara Bourbon by Jamie Gillis and Darby Lloyd Rains.

Quotes:

Poll taker: Do you feel the emergence of bourgeois and often corrupt administration in the recently liberated self-governing states of Africa can be explained by re-examining the circumstances of foreign domination which precipitated the process of colonial disentanglement?
Pamela Mann: I certainly do.
Poll taker: Thank you!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography (1981)

The Usual Suspects of pornography.

When adult films of the '70's made their way back into the mainstream of popular culture, Radley Metzger most definitely holds his regard as the finest adult filmmaker ever. My first encounter with Metzger's work was "The Opening of Misty Beethoven" which, as a boy looking through a friend's parents' videos, was far more than I'd expected. Years later, I was happy to view "The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann," which, aside from the pornographic content, I found totally engrossing. I admit being completely shocked by the surprise ending!

Maybe it's the recent admiration of independent film that has made the acting in Radley's movies seem so much better, but his camera work is unsurpassed in his field. Beautifully shot, well acted smut, which borders on proving itself as "erotica!" Yeah for Radley Metzger!